Country Report - Germany

In 2016, electronics production rose by 0.1% and followed the prior year’s increase of 4.8%. In contrast to 2016, electronics output increased by a forecasted 3.0% in 2017 and by a further 3.4% in 2018. Germany’s electronics industry is dominated by industrial electronics and in particular control and instrumentation. After posting growth of 2.1% in 2016 output, based on data for the first three quarters of the year, control and instrumentation is forecast to increase by 5.0% in 2017 and by a further 4.2% in 2018. After three years of declining output the medical sector posted double-digit growth in 2015 on the back of very strong growth in medical imaging equipment but posted a decline of 2.2% in 2016 and by a further 5.0% in 2017. Output is expected to recover in 2018 and then gradually accelerate over the period to 2021. In the medium to longer-term growth could be impacted as companies look to relocate manufacturing to the emerging markets. The production of radio communications equipment (including defence) increased by 0.8% in 2016 and based on official figures for the first three quarters of 2017 is expected to decline 3.0% for the year as a whole. Production is expected to recover in 2018, output increasing by 2.0%. Telecommunications output increased by 5.1% in 2016, the second consecutive year of growth. Production is expected to ease in 2017 and post a modest increase of 0.5% before rebounding in 2018 with growth forecast at 2.2%. Germany’s focus on Industry 4.0 in particular, is expected to support growth in the communications equipment both fixed and wireless, over the period to 2021. Computer production declined by 21.3% in 2015 and by a further 3.9% in 2016. Based on official production figures for the first three quarters of the year computer output is forecast to increase by 2.0% in 2017 and by a further 1.8% in 2018. However, the long-term trend is for output to steadily edge down over the period to 2021.

Table of Contents

Economic Overview
Industry Structure
Production Data 2015-2018
Market Data 2015-2021
Methodologies/Guide to Statistics

Product Coverage

Computing
Office Equipment
Control & Instrumentation
Medical & Industrial
Radio Communications
Telecommunications
Consumer
Semiconductors
Passive Components
Other Components

The Germany Electronics Industry Report provides essential market intelligence for all sizes of company from small enterprises to major global groups and for financial/management consultancies, government agencies and academia requiring a reliable overview of the electronics industry in Germany.

Last Update: April 2018