Containers – a symbol of globalisation: Hamburg docks is a major transhipment point
The world’s largest trading nations in 2014
(share of world exports)
%
China
Source: F.A.Z. newspaper, WTO
12.4
Largest German companies in 2014 (sales in € million)
Volkswagen
8.6 %
Daimler AG
USA
Eon SE
8.0 %
BMW Group
Germany
3.6 %
Schwarz Group
Japan
BASF Group
3.6 %
Siemens AG
Netherlands
202,458
129,872
111,556
80,401
79,300
74,326
71,920