In 2024, the European Union exported goods worth approximately ***** billion euros to China, around ** billion euros less than in the previous year. That year, the EU recorded a trade deficit of more than *** billion euros with China.

European Union Trade Balance: EU 27E: China: Total data was reported at -26.145 EUR bn in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of -31.243 EUR bn for Jan 2025. European Union Trade Balance: EU 27E: China: Total data is updated monthly, averaging -10.950 EUR bn from Jan 2002 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 278 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -2.454 EUR bn in Jun 2002 and a record low of -41.093 EUR bn in Sep 2022. European Union Trade Balance: EU 27E: China: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Eurostat. The data is categorized under Global Database’s European Union – Table EU.JA030: Eurostat: Trade Statistics: By SITC: European Union: China.

European Union Imports from China was US$560.36 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. European Union Imports from China - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on September of 2025.

In 2024, the European Union exported around *** billion euros worth of machinery and transport equipment to China and imported about *** billion euros worth of similar products from China. The EU also exported **** billion euros worth of clothing products to China and imported about **** billion euros worth of similar products from China.

European Union Exports to China was US$227.17 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. European Union Exports to China - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on September of 2025.

European Union Imports: EU 27 excl UK (EU 27E): China: Total data was reported at 43.182 EUR bn in Feb 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 46.019 EUR bn for Jan 2025. European Union Imports: EU 27 excl UK (EU 27E): China: Total data is updated monthly, averaging 21.901 EUR bn from Jan 2002 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 278 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 60.931 EUR bn in Sep 2022 and a record low of 5.287 EUR bn in Jun 2002. European Union Imports: EU 27 excl UK (EU 27E): China: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Eurostat. The data is categorized under Global Database’s European Union – Table EU.JA030: Eurostat: Trade Statistics: By SITC: European Union: China.

Graph and download economic data for Exports: Value Goods to European Union (15 countries) from China (DISCONTINUED) (XTEXVA04CNQ667N) from Q1 1993 to Q2 2009 about China, trade, exports, and goods.

The value of Chinese exports to the European have increased almost ****-fold in the twenty years from 2002 to 2023. In 2023, the total value of imports of goods from China in the EU was ***** billion euros, an increase of over ** billion euros in comparison to 2021. China has been the largest external exporter of goods to the EU since 2005, when it overtook the United States.

China Export: Europe data was reported at 474.736 USD bn in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 428.975 USD bn for 2017. China Export: Europe data is updated yearly, averaging 49.228 USD bn from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2018, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 474.736 USD bn in 2018 and a record low of 3.935 USD bn in 1984. China Export: Europe data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Administration of Customs. The data is categorized under Global Database’s China – Table CN.JA: Trade: Annual.

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In 2024, the European Union imported nearly ***** billion euros worth of machinery and transport equipment from China. This commodity category accounted for more than ** percent of all EU imports from China that year.

China Import: Europe data was reported at 379.439 USD bn in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 327.131 USD bn for 2017. China Import: Europe data is updated yearly, averaging 48.390 USD bn from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2018, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 379.439 USD bn in 2018 and a record low of 6.001 USD bn in 1984. China Import: Europe data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Administration of Customs. The data is categorized under Global Database’s China – Table CN.JA: Trade: Annual.

Exports to Europe in China decreased to 48833464 USD Thousand in February from 61464234 USD Thousand in January of 2024. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for China Exports To Europe.

European Union Trade Balance: EA 20: China: Manufactured Products data was reported at -20.446 EUR bn in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of -24.159 EUR bn for Jan 2025. European Union Trade Balance: EA 20: China: Manufactured Products data is updated monthly, averaging -9.276 EUR bn from Jan 2002 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 278 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -1.890 EUR bn in Jun 2002 and a record low of -31.785 EUR bn in Sep 2022. European Union Trade Balance: EA 20: China: Manufactured Products data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Eurostat. The data is categorized under Global Database’s European Union – Table EU.JA081: Eurostat: Trade Statistics: By SITC: Euro Area: China.

Trade Balance: EU 27E: China: Raw Materials data was reported at 0.571 EUR bn in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.420 EUR bn for Jan 2025. Trade Balance: EU 27E: China: Raw Materials data is updated monthly, averaging 0.415 EUR bn from Jan 2002 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 278 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.782 EUR bn in Mar 2017 and a record low of -0.059 EUR bn in Jan 2005. Trade Balance: EU 27E: China: Raw Materials data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Eurostat. The data is categorized under Global Database’s European Union – Table EU.JA030: Eurostat: Trade Statistics: By SITC: European Union: China.

In 2024, the EU machinery and transport equipment exports to China amounted to about ***** billion euros, making it the most exported commodity from the EU to China. In the same year, the 27 EU countries exported approximately *** billion euro-worth of food and live animals to China.

The European Union has experienced a shift in its biggest trade partners since the early 2000s. Over the past two decades, the share of EU imports flowing from China has more than doubled, from around 8 percent in 2002 to over 20 percent in 2024, making China the EU's largest external import partner. At the same time, the proportion of total imports coming from the United Kingdom, which was historically a large importer to EU countries (the UK was an EU member state until 2020), have more than halved, from 18 percent to less than 7 percent. This secular trend existed before the UK voted to leave the EU in 2016, however, there has been a notable drop in imports from the UK since Brexit was enacted in 2020. By contrast the share of the EU's import trade taken by the U.S., Switzerland, and the Rest of World have remained relatively stable over this period. The share of exports coming from Russia was growing steadily in the period before 2014, after which the EU imposed economic sanctions on Russia due to the illegal annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. Imports from Russia collapsed in 2023, due to the effect of the additional economic sanctions placed on Russia in response to the full scale invasion of Ukraine in February of 2022.The Russian Federation is now only the tenth-largest exporter to the EU, after India, Japan, and South Korea.

Graph and download economic data for Imports: Value Goods from European Union (15 countries) to China (DISCONTINUED) (XTIMVA04CNM667N) from Jan 1993 to Aug 2009 about China, trade, imports, and goods.

European Union Imports of fertilizers from China was US$228.03 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. European Union Imports of fertilizers from China - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on September of 2025.

The export trade of the European Union experienced some notable shifts over the two decades since 2002, with China emerging as a significant export market and the United Kingdom losing its place as the EU's single largest export partner. The United Kingdom's declining share of EU exports The UK, which was a member of the European Union until 2020, declined in its importance as an export market for EU producers over this period. Representing over a fifth of the export trade in 2002, the UK now takes only 13 percent of EU exports, and looks likely to be eclipsed by China's growing share in the coming years. The complications to EU-UK trade caused by the UK's exit agreement with the EU is also likely to contribute to slowing trade flows between the two partners. China's emergence as a key export market As with most other areas of the global economy, the past two decades has largely been the story of China's emergence as a key trading partner. China's share of EU exports was comparable to Japan or Norway at the beginning of the period, while it now represents the EU's third largest export market. While this is a significant change, China takes up a much larger share of imports into the EU, where it is the largest single trading partner. As Chinese incomes rise in the coming decades, the significance of China as an export market for EU producers is likely to rise, geopolitical tension notwithstanding. The Euro and exports to the U.S. The EU's export trade with the United States over this period experienced a relative decline in the period running up to 2014, as the Euro appreciated in its value against the U.S. dollar, making European exports more expensive for Americans. This declining share of the EU's export trade taken by the U.S. was reversed in the latter half of the 2010s however, as the Euro depreciated and European exports to the U.S. increased. Issues with Russia Another notable trend over the period was Russia's emergence as a key export market in the mid-2000s, as the Russian economy grew quickly and Russian consumers began to demand EU made products. Russia declined as a market for EU exports after 2014, as trade was complicated by Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea from Ukraine, and the subsequent devaluation of the Ruble and collapse in the price of Ural crude oil.