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.

EU UK: Trade Balance: swda data was reported at -13,404.400 EUR mn in May 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of -13,219.400 EUR mn for Apr 2018. EU UK: Trade Balance: swda data is updated monthly, averaging -9,686.400 EUR mn from Jan 1999 (Median) to May 2018, with 233 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -89.000 EUR mn in May 2013 and a record low of -21,584.900 EUR mn in Sep 2016. EU UK: Trade Balance: swda data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Eurostat. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.Eurostat: Trade Balance: Seasonally and Working Day Adjusted.

The European Union has moved from a trade deficit for goods during the period from 2004 until the end of the Great Recession (2008-2010), to a substantial trade surplus over the later 2010s and early 2020s. The EU had been running a trade deficit as consumption was high during the economic boom which led up to the recession and Eurozone crisis (2010-2012), while the Euro had been appreciating against other currencies during this time, making exports less attractive for trading partners and imports less expensive in Eurozone countries. With the dampening of global demand during the recession, Europe's deficit contracted, with the dramatic reduction in imports outweighing the reduction in exports to the rest of the world. Later, during the 2010s, the EU began to run a trade surplus due to the suppressed demand for imports in the EU via economic policies which favored austerity and lower consumption, a depreciating Euro after 2014 which made EU exports cheaper for trading partners, and structural policies of EU member states, such as Germany, who have prioritized the competitiveness of their export sectors.

European Union recorded a trade surplus of 16285.50 EUR Million in September of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - European Union Balance of Trade - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Key information about EU's Trade Balance

• EU's Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 18.3 USD bn in Sep 2025, compared with a surplus of 8.5 USD bn in the previous month
• EU's Trade Balance data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2002 to Sep 2025, with an averaged value of 20.0 USD bn
• The data reached an all-time high of 30.8 USD bn in Dec 2020 and a record low of -57.9 USD bn in Aug 2022

• In the latest reports, EU's Total Exports reached 259.9 USD bn in Sep 2025, an increase of 0.9% YoY (year-on-year)
• Total Imports recorded 241.6 USD bn in Sep 2025, an increase of 0.9% YoY (year-on-year)

The European Union went from consistently running a trade surplus since 2012, to running a trade deficit worth almost 436.1 billion euros in 2022. This sudden surge in the bloc's deficit was largely caused by a more than doubling of the cost of fuel imports due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the EU's subsequent boycott of Russian energy exports. While in theory the EU's trade balance should only reflect its trade with countries outside of the union, as internal EU exports and imports should balance out, due to accounting irregularities the EU in practice runs a trade surplus with itself in most years. Following the substantial trade deficit opened up in 2022, the EU returned to running a trade surplus in 2023, when it recorded a surplus of almost 34.4 billion euros. In 2024, the EU is projected to run a trade surplus of approximately 146.2 billion euros.

Goods Trade Balance Non-EU in the United Kingdom increased to -6820 GBP Million in September from -6950 GBP Million in August of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United Kingdom Goods Trade Balance Non-EU.

EU UK: Trade Balance data was reported at -11,411.400 EUR mn in May 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of -13,005.300 EUR mn for Apr 2018. EU UK: Trade Balance data is updated monthly, averaging -9,799.500 EUR mn from Jan 1999 (Median) to May 2018, with 233 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,630.000 EUR mn in May 2013 and a record low of -23,833.700 EUR mn in Sep 2016. EU UK: Trade Balance data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Eurostat. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.Eurostat: Trade Balance.

EU UK: Trade Balance: swda: Capital Goods data was reported at -2,227.700 EUR mn in May 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of -2,322.300 EUR mn for Apr 2018. EU UK: Trade Balance: swda: Capital Goods data is updated monthly, averaging -1,775.300 EUR mn from Jan 1999 (Median) to May 2018, with 233 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,889.400 EUR mn in Apr 2006 and a record low of -4,559.800 EUR mn in Sep 2016. EU UK: Trade Balance: swda: Capital Goods data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Eurostat. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.Eurostat: Trade Balance: Seasonally and Working Day Adjusted.

The 'Goods Trade Balance Non-EU' in the UK measures the difference between exports and imports of goods with countries outside the European Union.-2025-01-15

European Union - Balance of trade in partnership with Extra-EU was EUR6080.50 Trade value in million euro (SA) in August of 2025, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for European Union - Balance of trade in partnership with Extra-EU - last updated from the EUROSTAT on November of 2025. Historically, European Union - Balance of trade in partnership with Extra-EU reached a record high of EUR25326.90 Trade value in million euro (SA) in March of 2025 and a record low of EUR-56370.50 Trade value in million euro (SA) in August of 2022.

This statistics displays the trade balance (exports minus imports) of the United Kingdom with countries outside the European Union annually from 1999 to 2023. UK exports to non-EU countries were higher than imports in 2023, with the trade balance measuring approximately at ** billion British pounds.

EU UK: Trade Balance: swda: Intermediate Goods data was reported at -5,288.600 EUR mn in May 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of -4,985.900 EUR mn for Apr 2018. EU UK: Trade Balance: swda: Intermediate Goods data is updated monthly, averaging -2,966.000 EUR mn from Jan 1999 (Median) to May 2018, with 233 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7,288.800 EUR mn in May 2013 and a record low of -14,785.500 EUR mn in Sep 2012. EU UK: Trade Balance: swda: Intermediate Goods data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Eurostat. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.Eurostat: Trade Balance: Seasonally and Working Day Adjusted.

The average for 2023 based on 36 countries was 22.89 billion U.S. dollars. The highest value was in Ireland: 181.48 billion U.S. dollars and the lowest value was in France: -41.94 billion U.S. dollars. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

European Union - Extra-EU trade: Trade balance in partnership with Canada was EUR17724.50 Million in December of 2022, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for European Union - Extra-EU trade: Trade balance in partnership with Canada - last updated from the EUROSTAT on November of 2025. Historically, European Union - Extra-EU trade: Trade balance in partnership with Canada reached a record high of EUR17724.50 Million in December of 2022 and a record low of EUR6990.30 Million in December of 2010.

European Union - Extra-EU trade of food, drinks and tobacco (SITC 0+1): Trade balance in partnership with United States was EUR17120.50 Million in December of 2022, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for European Union - Extra-EU trade of food, drinks and tobacco (SITC 0+1): Trade balance in partnership with United States - last updated from the EUROSTAT on November of 2025. Historically, European Union - Extra-EU trade of food, drinks and tobacco (SITC 0+1): Trade balance in partnership with United States reached a record high of EUR17120.50 Million in December of 2022 and a record low of EUR4536.90 Million in December of 2011.

The United Kingdom recorded a trade deficit of 1094 GBP Million in September of 2025. This dataset provides - United Kingdom Balance of Trade - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The United States is the European Union's biggest trading partner as of 2023, with the total value of trade between the EU and the North American country exceeding ****billion dollars. China was the EU's second-largest trading partner, however, in contrast to the substantial trade surplus that the EU has with the United States, the EU has a large trade deficit with China. In 2022, the EU imported *** billion euros worth of goods from China than it exported to the East Asian country. Other prominent trade partners included the UK, Switzerland, and Turkey.

EU UK: Trade Balance: swda: Consumption Goods (CG) data was reported at -4,720.100 EUR mn in May 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of -4,828.200 EUR mn for Apr 2018. EU UK: Trade Balance: swda: Consumption Goods (CG) data is updated monthly, averaging -3,651.100 EUR mn from Jan 1999 (Median) to May 2018, with 233 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -1,339.000 EUR mn in Jan 1999 and a record low of -5,955.900 EUR mn in Jul 2015. EU UK: Trade Balance: swda: Consumption Goods (CG) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Eurostat. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.Eurostat: Trade Balance: Seasonally and Working Day Adjusted.

European Union - Extra-EU trade of food, drinks and tobacco (SITC 0+1): Trade balance in partnership with Turkey was EUR-2529.10 Million in December of 2022, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for European Union - Extra-EU trade of food, drinks and tobacco (SITC 0+1): Trade balance in partnership with Turkey - last updated from the EUROSTAT on November of 2025. Historically, European Union - Extra-EU trade of food, drinks and tobacco (SITC 0+1): Trade balance in partnership with Turkey reached a record high of EUR-871.80 Million in December of 2011 and a record low of EUR-2653.20 Million in December of 2021.