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United States and German Business Relations

The United States and Germany enjoy a rich history of cultural, economic, social and political relations. As noted below, the two countries invest heavily in each other and there are numerous opportunities for trade and bilateral business relations.

U.S./German Comparisons

A country comparison between the United States and Germany is as follows:

  • Population
    • United States: 307,721,000
    • Germany: 82,060,000
  • Area
    • United States: 3,794,066 sq. mi
    • Germany: 137, 847 sq. mi
  • Capital
    • United States: Washington, D.C.
    • Germany: Berlin
  • GDP
    • United States: $ 14.441 trillion
    • Germany: $ 3.66 trillion


Economic Relations

The United States is the largest investor in the European Union and total investments in Germany amount to 100 billion dollars. Approximately 10% of U.S. investment in Germany is in the former area of East Germany, making the United States the largest foreign investor in that region.

Germany annually invests approximately 100 billion euros in the United States. Nearly 50% of German foreign direct investment is in the U.S.

Both countries also employ a large number of each other’s citizens. Roughly 800,000 Americans are employed in Germany making the U.S. the largest inter-continental employer in the country. In turn, companies in the U.S. employ the same number of Germans, who are outnumbered in representation only by Canada and the United Kingdom.

US GAAP/IFRS/IAS Reporting

GRP Rainer LLP are experienced international lawyers and tax advisors who are familiar with the United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and IAS/IFRS, International Financial Reporting Standards. These systems offer a higher level of transparency for investors and are the bookkeeping method of choice outside of the U.S. for many German companies who do business in the U.S. or intend to expand there..

About GRP Rainer LLP

GRP Rainer LLP is an international firm of lawyers and tax advisors who are specialists in commercial law. The firm counsels commercial and industrial companies and corporations, as well as associations, small- and mid-sized businesses, self-employed freelancers and private individuals worldwide from offices in Cologne, Berlin, Bonn and Düsseldorf, Germany.

Contact
Michael Rainer
Lawyer, Managing Partner

GRP Rainer LLP
Hohenzollernring 21-23
50672 Cologne
Germany

Phone: +49 221-27 22 75-0

www.grprainer.com

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Locations
Cologne
Hohenzollernring 21-23
50672 Cologne, Germany Tel.: +49 221-27 22 75-0
Berlin
Kurfürstendamm 21
10719 Berlin, Germany
Tel.: +49 30-88 706 404-5
           
Bonn
Bundeskanzlerplatz 2-10
53113 Bonn, Germany
Tel.: +49 228-26 73 38 5
  Düsseldorf
Königsallee 92a
40212 Düsseldorf, Germany Tel.: +49 211-54 03 99-10
Hamburg
Am Kaiserkai 1
20457 Hamburg
Tel.: +49 40–80 80 74 72-7
Munich
Maximilianstrasse 35a
80539 Munich
Tel.: +49 89-24 21 83-82