The share of total exports from European Union member states which goes to other EU countries underwent a decline from its early 2000s high point during the global financial crisis, great recession and Eurozone crisis (2007-2012), before rebounding back to around 61.77 percent of total exports in 2023. This share is a good indicator of the relative importance of intra-EU trade, that is, trade governed by the "four freedoms" of the European Single Market (freedom of movement for goods, services, capital, and labor), vis-a-vis international trade with partners outside of the European Union. It is worth keeping in mind that the United Kingdom, a key trading partner of many European Union countries, left the EU in 2020, meaning that the country was added to the extra-EU share. The fact that this did not have a notable effect on the share of exports going to extra-EU countries points to the declining relative importance of the UK as a trade partner for the EU.

European Union Trade Balance: EU 27E: Intra EU: Total data was reported at 6.037 EUR bn in Feb 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 19.346 EUR bn for Jan 2025. European Union Trade Balance: EU 27E: Intra EU: Total data is updated monthly, averaging 5.869 EUR bn from Jan 2002 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 278 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 22.005 EUR bn in Jan 2023 and a record low of -13.179 EUR bn in Dec 2021. European Union Trade Balance: EU 27E: Intra EU: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Eurostat. The data is categorized under Global Database’s European Union – Table EU.JA019: Eurostat: Trade Statistics: By SITC: European Union: Intra European Union.

Exports: EU 27E: FL: Fish data was reported at 0.528 EUR bn in Feb 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.560 EUR bn for Jan 2025. Exports: EU 27E: FL: Fish data is updated monthly, averaging 0.350 EUR bn from Jan 1999 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 314 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.784 EUR bn in Nov 2022 and a record low of 0.130 EUR bn in Apr 1999. Exports: EU 27E: FL: Fish data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Eurostat. The data is categorized under Global Database’s European Union – Table EU.JA003: Eurostat: Trade Statistics: By SITC.

International trade in goods statistics (ITGS) published by Eurostat measure the value and quantity of goods traded between the EU Member States (intra-EU trade) and goods traded by the EU Member States with non-EU countries (extra-EU trade). ‘Goods’ means all movable property including electricity. ‘European’ means that the statistics are compiled on the basis of the concepts and definitions set out in EU legislation. ‘National’ statistics, i.e. statistics published at national level by the Member States, are compiled on the basis of national rules which may differ from EU rules. European ITGS are the official harmonised source of information about exports, imports and the trade balances of the EU, its Member States and the euro area.

Aggregated versus detailed data

International trade in goods statistics are published through different datasets grouped into two categories:

• Aggregated data refer to macroeconomic indicators for the EU and euro area. Monthly (short-term indicators) and annual (long-term indicators) data are aggregated by broad product categories. Broad product categories are defined as one-digit codes of the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) or aggregates of the Broad Economic Categories (BEC).
• Detailed data refer to the most detailed level of the following product nomenclatures: the Combined Nomenclature (CN), the SITC, the BEC, the Classification of Products by Activity (CPA) and the Standard Goods Classification for Transport Statistics/Revised (NSTR). Detailed data also contain product aggregations at higher levels.

Statistical dimensions

Data periodicity (monthly or yearly) and product nomenclature (CN, SITC, BEC or CPA) differ depending on the dataset, but the following statistical fields are always available:

• reporting country: country or geo-economic area such as EU or euro area;
• partner country: EU Member State, non-EU country or geo-economic area.
• reference period: month and/or year;
• trade flows: import and export; and
• product according to the relevant classification.

Besides the dimensions listed above, specific datasets contain information on the mode of transport (e.g. by sea, by air or by road) or the statistical procedure (normal trade versus trade for processing activities).

As of the third quarter of 2025, the value of goods exported to the European Union from the United Kingdom was just under 45.1 billion British pounds, compared with around 81.2 billion pounds of goods imported, resulting in a negative goods trade balance with the EU of 36.1 billion pounds.

The share of goods imports in the EU coming fom EU member states (i.e. intra-EU imports) was of 38.3 percent in 2024. Over the period since 2002, the share of imports coming from intra-EU and extra-EU source have remained relatively stable, with roughly three-fifths of imports coming from within the EU and two-fifths from outside the EU.

Exports: EU 27E: Commodities & Transactions Not Classified (CT) data was reported at 4.323 EUR bn in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.818 EUR bn for Jan 2025. Exports: EU 27E: Commodities & Transactions Not Classified (CT) data is updated monthly, averaging 2.179 EUR bn from Jan 1999 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 314 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.854 EUR bn in Nov 2024 and a record low of 0.849 EUR bn in Jan 1999. Exports: EU 27E: Commodities & Transactions Not Classified (CT) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Eurostat. The data is categorized under Global Database’s European Union – Table EU.JA003: Eurostat: Trade Statistics: By SITC.

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.

International trade in goods statistics (ITGS) published by Eurostat measure the value and quantity of goods traded between the EU Member States (intra-EU trade) and goods traded by the EU Member States with non-EU countries (extra-EU trade). ‘Goods’ means all movable property including electricity. ‘European’ means that the statistics are compiled on the basis of the concepts and definitions set out in EU legislation. ‘National’ statistics, i.e. statistics published at national level by the Member States, are compiled on the basis of national rules which may differ from EU rules. European ITGS are the official harmonised source of information about exports, imports and the trade balances of the EU, its Member States and the euro area.

Aggregated versus detailed data

ITGS are published through different datasets grouped into two categories:

• Aggregated data refer to macroeconomic indicators for the EU and euro area. Monthly (short-term indicators) and annual (long-term indicators, not part of this data collection) data are aggregated by broad product categories. Broad product categories are defined as one-digit codes of the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) or aggregates of the Broad Economic Categories (BEC).
• Detailed data refer to the most detailed level of the following product nomenclatures: the Combined Nomenclature (CN), the SITC, the BEC, the Classification of Products by Activity (CPA) and the Standard Goods Classification for Transport Statistics/Revised (NSTR). Detailed data also contain product aggregations at higher levels.

Statistical dimensions

Data periodicity (monthly or yearly) and product nomenclature (CN, SITC, BEC or CPA) differ depending on the dataset, but the following statistical fields are always available:

• reporting country: country or geo-economic area such as EU or euro area;
• partner country: EU Member State, non-EU country or geo-economic area;
• reference period: month and/or year;
• trade flows: import and export; and
• product according to the relevant classification.

Besides the dimensions listed above, specific datasets contain information on the mode of transport (e.g. by sea, by air or by road) or the statistical procedure (normal trade versus trade for processing activities).

Among the European Union member states who rank as the fifth to tenth largest exporters in the union, there have been some dramatic increases in exports to other EU countries since 1999. Notably, Poland and Czechia have seen their export sectors boom since joining the EU in 2004, with Poland overtaking Spain to become the fifth largest exporter in late 2021. Along with Hungary, these 'eastern enlargement' countries have been successful in attracting investment from Western European companies, who seek to 'near-shore' their manufacturing to Central & Eastern Europe to take advantage of the relatively low wages, skilled populations, and lack of export/import barriers compared with 'off-shoring' production to regions such as South-East Asia.

Germany, the Netherlands, and Ireland are the three countries with the greatest goods trade surplus with the rest of the world in 2024. At the other end of the scale, France, Spain, and Greece run large trade deficits vis-a-vis the rest of world.

Trade Balance: swda: EU 27E: Brazil: Manufactured Gds data was reported at 0.113 EUR bn in Feb 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.124 EUR bn for Jan 2020. Trade Balance: swda: EU 27E: Brazil: Manufactured Gds data is updated monthly, averaging -0.019 EUR bn from Jan 2002 (Median) to Feb 2020, with 218 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.234 EUR bn in May 2013 and a record low of -0.231 EUR bn in May 2007. Trade Balance: swda: EU 27E: Brazil: Manufactured Gds data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Eurostat. The data is categorized under Global Database’s European Union – Table EU.JA026: Eurostat: Trade Statistics: By SITC: European Union: Brazil.

International trade in goods statistics (ITGS) published by Eurostat measure the value and quantity of goods traded between the EU Member States (intra-EU trade) and goods traded by the EU Member States with non-EU countries (extra-EU trade). ‘Goods’ means all movable property including electricity. ‘European’ means that the statistics are compiled on the basis of the concepts and definitions set out in EU legislation. ‘National’ statistics, i.e. statistics published at national level by the Member States, are compiled on the basis of national rules which may differ from EU rules. European ITGS are the official harmonised source of information about exports, imports and the trade balances of the EU, its Member States and the euro area.

Aggregated versus detailed data

International trade in goods statistics are published through different datasets grouped into two categories:

• Aggregated data refer to macroeconomic indicators for the EU and euro area. Monthly (short-term indicators) and annual (long-term indicators) data are aggregated by broad product categories. Broad product categories are defined as one-digit codes of the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) or aggregates of the Broad Economic Categories (BEC).
• Detailed data refer to the most detailed level of the following product nomenclatures: the Combined Nomenclature (CN), the SITC, the BEC, the Classification of Products by Activity (CPA) and the Standard Goods Classification for Transport Statistics/Revised (NSTR). Detailed data also contain product aggregations at higher levels.

Statistical dimensions

Data periodicity (monthly or yearly) and product nomenclature (CN, SITC, BEC or CPA) differ depending on the dataset, but the following statistical fields are always available:

• reporting country: country or geo-economic area such as EU or euro area;
• partner country: EU Member State, non-EU country or geo-economic area.
• reference period: month and/or year;
• trade flows: import and export; and
• product according to the relevant classification.

Besides the dimensions listed above, specific datasets contain information on the mode of transport (e.g. by sea, by air or by road) or the statistical procedure (normal trade versus trade for processing activities).

European Union Exports to United States was US$571.11 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. European Union Exports to United States - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on December of 2025.

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: Extra EU: Total data was reported at 26.264 EUR bn in Feb 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 18.849 EUR bn for Jan 2025. European Union Trade Balance: EU 27E: Extra EU: Total data is updated monthly, averaging 5.332 EUR bn from Jan 2002 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 278 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 26.264 EUR bn in Feb 2025 and a record low of -13.913 EUR bn in Apr 2022. European Union Trade Balance: EU 27E: Extra EU: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Eurostat. The data is categorized under Global Database’s European Union – Table EU.JA020: Eurostat: Trade Statistics: By SITC: European Union: European Countries Outside of EU.

Over the period since 1999, exports within the European Single Market have grown from around 1.3 trillion Euro annually, to over 4 trillion Euro by 2024. The success of the single market in promoting trade integration lies in the EU's 'four freedoms' - freedom of goods, services, labor, and capital - which have removed barriers to trade between the member states and allowed businesses to operate throughout the union in the same way in which they operate in their domestic markets. As of 2024, Germany and the Netherlands are the union's top intra-EU exporting countries, exporting approximately 844 billion and 600 billion euros respectively.

Trade Balance: swda: EU 27E: Brazil: Food and Live Animals for Food data was reported at -1.214 EUR bn in Feb 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of -0.935 EUR bn for Jan 2025. Trade Balance: swda: EU 27E: Brazil: Food and Live Animals for Food data is updated monthly, averaging -0.625 EUR bn from Jan 2002 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 278 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -0.353 EUR bn in Feb 2003 and a record low of -1.343 EUR bn in Aug 2022. Trade Balance: swda: EU 27E: Brazil: Food and Live Animals for Food data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Eurostat. The data is categorized under Global Database’s European Union – Table EU.JA028: Eurostat: Trade Statistics: By SITC: European Union: Brazil.

The European Union has had a growing trade balance with the United States since the turn of the millennium. While in 1999, the EU recorded a monthly trade balance with the U.S. as low as *** million euros a month, the monthly trade balance in the most recent period recorded was over ** billion euros. Both exports and imports have increased over this period, with a particularly notable uptick following the coronavirus pandemic.

Imports: swda: EU 27E: Brazil: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants data was reported at 0.706 EUR bn in Feb 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.877 EUR bn for Jan 2025. Imports: swda: EU 27E: Brazil: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants data is updated monthly, averaging 0.131 EUR bn from Jan 2002 (Median) to Feb 2025, with 278 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.685 EUR bn in Jun 2022 and a record low of 0.000 EUR bn in May 2002. Imports: swda: EU 27E: Brazil: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Eurostat. The data is categorized under Global Database’s European Union – Table EU.JA028: Eurostat: Trade Statistics: By SITC: European Union: Brazil.