EU share of world exports and imports 2025

Annual share of world goods imports and exports of the European Union from 2002 to 2025

Characteristic	Share of world imports	Share of world exports
2025	14.5%	15.9%
2024	13.3%	14.7%
2023	14.1%	14.8%
2022	15.4%	13.7%
2021	14%	14.7%
2020	14.2%	16.4%
2019	14%	15.9%
2018	14.1%	15.8%
2017	13.9%	16.1%
2016	13.7%	16.6%
2015	13.6%	15.9%
2014	14%	16.1%
2013	14.1%	16%
2012	14.3%	15.7%
2011	15.7%	16%
2010	15.7%	16.1%
2009	16.7%	17.6%
2008	17.6%	17.2%
2007	17.8%	17.9%
2006	17.6%	17.6%
2005	17.5%	18.2%
2004	17.7%	19.5%
2003	17.9%	19.6%
2002	17.3%	19.4%

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March 2026

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Europe, EU

Survey time period

2002 to 2025

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The European Union's share of both world exports and imports has, on average, been falling for the past two decades. During this time, the EU opened up a small trade deficit during the years around the Great Recession and the Eurozone crisis, before sustaining a large surplus in the years after 2011.

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This surplus was driven by exporting countries such as Germany, who specialize in exporting products such as chemicals, manufactured products, and heavy machinery, while the cost competitiveness of EU exporters was maintained by a decade that saw little real wage growth for EU workers. On the other hand, the EU also imports heavy manufactured goods, while being a notable energy and fuel importer. The economic problems experienced in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 led to Europe once more opening up a trade deficit, while this once more became a surplus in 2023 and 2024, as Europe's share of world imports sank back to 14.5 percent and its exports to 15.9 percent.��