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International trade

Trade in goods flows, external balances and the technological composition of European exports.

Studies in this domain5
Data sourceEurostat
EU Countries Sell 61.1% of Their Goods Exports to Each Other
International tradeReference period 2025

EU Countries Sell 61.1% of Their Goods Exports to Each Other

61.1% of the goods exported by EU Member States in 2025 went to other Member States.

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Germany Has the EU's Biggest Trade Surplus in Goods With Non-EU Countries
International tradeReference period 2025

Germany Has the EU's Biggest Trade Surplus in Goods With Non-EU Countries

EU Member States together ran a goods trade surplus of 113.9 billion euro with countries outside the Union in 2025.

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The EU's Four Biggest Economies Export Less Than Most Others for Their Size
International tradeReference period 2025

The EU's Four Biggest Economies Export Less Than Most Others for Their Size

Exports of goods and services from the 27 Member States equalled 49.6% of their combined GDP in 2025.

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This Decade, Most EU States' Imports Got Dearer Faster Than Their Exports
International tradeReference period 2025

This Decade, Most EU States' Imports Got Dearer Faster Than Their Exports

In 2025 the terms of trade of 19 of the 27 Member States stood below 100: since 2021, the average price of the goods each of them sells abroad has risen less than the average price of the goods it buys from abroad.

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Germany Buys More Services From Abroad Than It Sells
International tradeMemberReference period 2025

Germany Buys More Services From Abroad Than It Sells

Malta records a services trade surplus worth 33.2% of GDP, Luxembourg 30.3% and Cyprus 27.4%.

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