Germany had a current-account surplus of 2.1% of GDP at the time, while Japan’s was 4.4%. In 2008, the Japanese surplus was 3.2% of GDP, Germany’s was 6.7%, and China’s was 9.8%.
1971年，美国感受到德国、日本出口量迅速攀升的影响。德国当时的经常账户盈余占GDP的2.1%，日本则占4.4%。到了2008年，日本盈余的GDP占比为3.2%，德国为6.7%，而中国则为9.8%。