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.

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 December of 2025.

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.

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 December 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.

The share of total imports coming from outside of the European Union which came from china almost tripled in the two decades from 2002 to 2022. China had been emerging as a key exporter during the *****, when it was labelled the 'workshop of the world' for producing manufacturing and consumer goods at a fraction of the cost that they were produced in other regions. As the ***** progressed, China's share of imports into the EU soared from ***% in 2002 to almost **% in 2010, after which point the reemergence of the United States and other key partners following the grest recession caused China's share to slightly fall. Since 2013, China's share of extra-EU imports has once again risen, now standing at over ********* of all improrts. Whether this trading relationship is maintained in the coming years remains to be seen, as political tensions between China and the EU have risen sharply following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the growing geopolitical conflict between China and the United States.

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.

China Export hs: EU: Article of Special Trade & Goods Unclassified data was reported at 62.835 USD mn in Oct 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 41.312 USD mn for Sep 2018. China Export hs: EU: Article of Special Trade & Goods Unclassified data is updated monthly, averaging 1.067 USD mn from Jan 1995 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 286 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 86.822 USD mn in Dec 2017 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in Jul 2003. China Export hs: EU: Article of Special Trade & Goods Unclassified 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: USD: Trade by HS Classification: Europe: EU.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The share of extra-EU exports - that is, exports from EU countries to non-EU countries - that go to China tripled over the period from 2002 to 2022. China's development as a key export market accelerated particularly quickly following the global recession of 2009, as China's growing middle classes propped up global consumer demand. While China's share of extra-EU exports increased consistently up until 2020, it has dropped for two consecutive years in 2021 and 2022, falling by ***%. Nevertheless, the absolute value of EU exports to China has continued to rise.

In 2018, the European Union imported 26.8 billion euros worth of clothing from China, the EU’s leading import partner in this category. The EU itself is an important supplier of clothing items to the rest of the world, Italy providing the greatest export value. Altogether, clothing exports from EU countries reached 129 billion euros in 2017.

China: global textile supplier
Not surprisingly, the EU’s main source of clothing is also a global force when it comes to supplying textiles. China currently holds a 37 percent share of the world’s textile exports, while the EU itself is responsible for a quarter of textile products shipped to the rest of the world.

EU’s textile and clothing businesses

In 2018, the EU’s textile and clothing manufacturers generated the highest revenue in the textile segment at 91.4 billion euros, although turnover from clothing manufacturers did not differ greatly from that either.

Graph and download economic data for Net Trade: Value Goods with European Union (15 countries) for China (DISCONTINUED) (XTNTVA02CNM667N) from Jan 1993 to Aug 2009 about China, trade, Net, and goods.

China recorded a trade surplus of 90.07 USD Billion in October of 2025. This dataset provides - China Balance of Trade - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In 2024, China's merchandise trade surplus amounted to around 992.2 billion U.S. dollars, significantly higher than in the previous year. The merchandise trade balance is the value of exported goods minus the value of imported goods. A positive value indicates a trade surplus, while a negative value indicates a trade deficit. Trade balance and partnersIn 2024, Chinese imports of goods amounted to approximately 2.59 trillion U.S. dollars, whereas total exports added up to about 3.58 trillion U.S. dollars. In contrast, China’s invisible trade balance, an indicator measuring services and government transfers between countries, closed with a deficit and ranged at about -92 billion U.S. dollars at the end of 2022. Being an economy heavily reliant on export, China ranked first among countries with the highest trade surplus, followed by Germany and Russia. The United States, with imports exceeding exports by approximately 1.15 trillion U.S. dollars that year, ranked first among leading import countries worldwide. In 2023, the value of the U.S. imports from China exceeded the exports to China by around 279.4 billion U.S. dollars. Another important trade partner for China is the European Union. In 2023, the EU imported around 514 billion euro-worth of goods from China, leading to a trade deficit of around 291 billion euros. Product categories with the highest trade deficit were mostly finished goods such as machinery and transport equipment, clothing, and other manufactures, whereas product categories with a more balanced trade sheet consisted of raw materials and agricultural products to a large extent.