Trade between Germany and France expected to decline in 2025

The German-French Chamber of Industry and Commerce announced that trade between Germany and France is expected to fall by 0.8 to 1 percent in 2025, reaching around €180 billion. Despite this decline, Germany will remain France’s most important trading partner and its largest European investor. Patrick Brandmaier, the chamber’s managing director, stated in Paris that major German companies continue to pursue large investment projects in France. He emphasized that bilateral trade shows resilience despite economic challenges and political instability. Brandmaier also noted that France is becoming increasingly important for German firms as difficulties grow in the Chinese and U.S. markets. He added that the renewed closeness between Germany and France under Chancellor Friedrich Merz is strengthening economic cooperation.

 Sources - Agencies