As of the first quarter of 2025, the value of goods exported to the European Union from the United Kingdom was over 42.1 billion British pounds, compared with around 76.7 billion pounds of goods imported, resulting in a negative goods trade balance with the EU of around approximately 34.6 billion pounds.

European Union recorded a trade surplus of 13128.90 EUR Million in May 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.

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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.

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This statistic shows the trade balance of the European Union from 2018 to 2024. The trade balance is the value of exports minus the value of imports. In 2024, the trade balance surplus of the European Union amounted to approximately 150 billion euros.

In 2023, the EU exported a total of 502 billion euros worth of goods to the U.S. and imported 346 billion euros. At the same time, the U.S. exported more services to the EU, amounting to 396 billion euros.

European Union - Intra-EU trade: Imports was EUR3919994.00 Million in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for European Union - Intra-EU trade: Imports - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, European Union - Intra-EU trade: Imports reached a record high of EUR4118493.30 Million in December of 2022 and a record low of EUR2099688.50 Million in December of 2010.

The total exports of the European Union rose to over 6.7 trillion Euros in 2024, with over four trillion of these exports being between member states of the EU and around 2.5 trillion coming from trade with partners outside of the EU. International Trade of EU countries has almost tripled in absolute value in the twenty years from 2002 to 2024.

European Union - Extra-EU trade: Imports was EUR2437493.00 Million in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for European Union - Extra-EU trade: Imports - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, European Union - Extra-EU trade: Imports reached a record high of EUR3005720.10 Million in December of 2022 and a record low of EUR1471032.30 Million in December of 2010.

The European Union's total Exports in 2024 were valued at US$2.80 Trillion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. The European Union's main export partners were: the United States, the United Kingdom and China. The top three export commodities were: Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers; Pharmaceutical products and Vehicles other than railway, tramway. Total Imports were valued at US$2.64 Trillion. In 2024, The European Union had a trade surplus of US$159.68 Billion.

Exports in European Union decreased to 216890.10 EUR Million in May from 218769.60 EUR Million in April of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - European Union Exports - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

European Union - Balance of trade in partnership with Extra-EU was EUR10942.40 Trade value in million euro (SA) in April 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 July of 2025. Historically, European Union - Balance of trade in partnership with Extra-EU reached a record high of EUR25918.50 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.

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Germany - Intra-EU trade: Exports was EUR845178.70 Million in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Germany - Intra-EU trade: Exports - last updated from the EUROSTAT on August of 2025. Historically, Germany - Intra-EU trade: Exports reached a record high of EUR879217.00 Million in December of 2022 and a record low of EUR514283.20 Million in December of 2010.

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.

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Greece - Intra-EU trade: Exports was EUR27471.00 Million in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Greece - Intra-EU trade: Exports - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, Greece - Intra-EU trade: Exports reached a record high of EUR31170.90 Million in December of 2022 and a record low of EUR10617.60 Million in December of 2010.

Key information about European Union Total Exports

• European Union Total Exports recorded 228.1 USD bn in Dec 2024, compared with 231.0 USD bn in the previous month
• EU Total Exports data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2002 to Dec 2024, with an averaged value of 181.3 USD bn
• The data reached an all-time high of 237.3 USD bn in Aug 2024 and a record low of 71.9 USD bn in Feb 2002

CEIC converts monthly Total Exports into USD. Eurostat provides Total Exports, FOB, in EUR. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. European Union stands for EU27 excluding UK.


Further information about European Union Total Exports

• In the latest reports, EU Total Exports grew 2.8 % YoY in Dec 2024
• Total Imports recorded 214.6 USD bn in Dec 2024, which registered an increase of 1.8 % year on year
• EU Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 13.5 USD bn in Dec 2024