International trade
The first estimates of euro area balance showed a €16.2 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in May 2025, compared with + €12.7 bn in May 2024.
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The first estimates of euro area balance showed a €9.9 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in April 2025, compared with + €13.6 bn in April 2024.
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The first estimates of euro area balance showed a €36.8 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in March 2025, compared with +€22.8 bn in March 2024.
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The first estimates of euro area balance showed a €24.0 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in February 2025, compared with + €21.7 bn in February 2024.
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The first estimates of euro area balance showed a €1.0 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in January 2025, compared with +€10.6 bn in January 2024.
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The first estimates of euro area balance showed a €15.5 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in December 2024, compared with + €16.4 bn in December 2023.
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The first estimates of euro area balance showed a €16.4 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in November 2024, compared with + €18.2 bn in November 2023.
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The first estimates of euro area balance showed a €6.8 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in October 2024, compared with + €9.4 bn in October 2023.
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The first estimates of euro area balance showed a €12.5 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in September 2024, compared with + €9.8 bn in September 2023.
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The first estimates of euro area balance showed a €4.6 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in August 2024, compared with €4.8 bn in August 2023.
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The first estimates of euro area balance showed a €21.2 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in July 2024, compared with €6.7 bn in July 2023.
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In the first quarter of 2025, the EU imported €95.3 billion worth of energy products, amounting to a total of 176.4 million tonnes. Compared with the first quarter of 2024, the value of imports increased slightly by 0.3%, while the volume decreased by 3.9%.
A closer look at year-on-year developm...
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In 2023, 21.7% of EU enterprises engaged in international (both intra-EU and extra-EU) trade in goods were two-way traders, while 70.0% were only importers and the remaining 8.3% were only exporters.
In terms of value, two-way traders accounted for the vast majority (95.3%) of all goods traded, ...
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In 2024, the EU imported €56.0 billion and exported €55.2 billion worth of goods from the four founding Mercosur (Mercado Común del Sur, in English Southern Common Market) countries - Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Compared with 2023, imports increased by 4.2%, whereas exports decreased...
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In 2024, the euro was the most used currency for extra-EU exports, with a 51.7% share. It was followed by the US dollar at 31.4%, currencies of EU countries other than the euro at 3.0%, and other currencies at 13.4%.
In 20 of the 27 EU countries, the euro was the most used currency for extra-EU...
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In 2023, EU countries exported €59.4 billion worth of research and development services to countries outside of the EU and imported €102.6 billion, resulting in a €43.2 billion trade deficit. Both exports and imports increased compared with 2022, by 9.0% and 16.6%, respectively.
The United State...
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In 2024, the EU exported €234.1 billion worth of agricultural products and imported €194.9 billion, generating a €39.2 billion surplus. Compared with 2023, both exports and imports registered year-on-year increases of 2.8% and 6.7%, respectively.
Between 2014 and 2024, EU trade in agricultural p...
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In 2024, the EU exported €42.8 billion in goods to Ukraine and imported €24.5 billion, resulting in a €18.3 billion trade surplus.
When compared with 2023, this was an increase in exports and imports of 9.4% and 7.0%, respectively.
Source dataset: ds-045409
The main export products were min...
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In 2023, EU countries exported €245 billion worth of transport services to countries outside of the EU, marking a decline of 21.5% compared with 2022. This fall was mainly due to a decrease in sea transport.
However, sea transport remained the largest services category and accounted for half of ...
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In 2024, the EU exported €29.8 billion worth of alcoholic beverages, indicating a 10.9% increase since 2019 (€26.9 billion).
Exports were dominated by wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines, representing 56.2% (€16.8 billion) of all alcoholic beverages. Spirits and liqueurs up the seco...
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In 2024, EU exports of medicinal and pharmaceutical products increased by 13.5% compared with 2023, reaching €313.4 billion. At the same time, imports only recorded a modest increase of 0.5%, amounting to €119.7 billion.
Consequently, in 2024, the EU's trade surplus in medicinal and pharmaceutic...
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In 2024, the value of EU exports of spacecraft products, including satellites, suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles, reached €1.217 billion, marking an increase from €1.20 billion in 2019.
At the same time, the import value of these products grew from the €117 million to €166 million.
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The table shows the trade exchanges with the rest of the world of the main players in the world market. Imports are mesured cif (cost, insurance, freight) and expressed in value and %. Exports are measured fob (free on board) and expressed in value and %. The calculation of shares is based on a w...
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