This is a list of former German colonies owned by states of Germany:
Holy Roman Empire and German Confederation
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Brandenburg-Prussia
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- Curlander Gambia 1651–1660, 1660–1661
- Neu-Kurland (on Tobago) 1642–1650, 1654–1659, 1660–1666
Free City of Augsburg
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The following were German African protectorates:
- Kionga Triangle, 1894–1916
- German South West Africa, 1884–1915
- German West Africa, 1884–1915
- German East Africa, 1885–1918
- Witu Protectorate, 1885–1890
- German Somali Coast, 1885–1888
- German Congo, 1884–1885
- German Katanga, 1886
- Gwandu Protectorate, 1895–1897
- Gulmu Protectorate, 1895–1897
- German South Africa, 1884–1885
These treaty ports were German concessions in China, leased to it by the Qing dynasty:
These were German colonies established in the Pacific: