Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — European Union

Merchandise imports in the European Union in 2025 — 7,406,848,000,000 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 16,211.3%.

2025 7.41T US$ +7.2% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 7.5T US$2022
Period minimum 45.41B US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — European Union, 1960–202502T4T6T8T19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 45,409,414,529 US$1962: 55,094,804,655 US$1964: 69,026,138,302 US$1966: 83,070,066,580 US$1968: 94,125,733,360 US$1970: 132,503,613,207 US$1972: 176,548,380,814 US$1974: 337,662,289,662 US$1976: 404,357,719,110 US$1978: 518,936,267,123 US$1980: 802,701,758,999 US$1982: 676,774,798,166 US$1984: 649,654,129,489 US$1986: 795,902,169,256 US$1988: 1,072,039,374,908 US$1990: 1,412,497,389,248 US$1992: 1,523,618,156,154 US$1994: 1,507,486,763,111 US$1996: 1,893,022,960,706 US$1998: 2,002,907,883,608 US$2000: 2,172,471,000,000 US$2002: 2,237,896,000,000 US$2004: 3,303,655,000,000 US$2006: 4,165,395,000,000 US$2008: 5,594,618,000,000 US$2010: 4,734,658,000,000 US$2012: 5,167,075,000,000 US$2014: 5,348,796,000,000 US$2016: 4,621,872,000,000 US$2018: 5,752,013,000,000 US$2020: 5,154,106,000,000 US$2022: 7,499,518,000,000 US$2024: 6,909,054,000,000 US$2025: 7,406,848,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +7.36T (+16,211.26%) Average annual rate: 8.15 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: European Union

European Union 7.41T US$
World 26.69T US$
Merchandise imports — European Union, by year European Union All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 7.41T +498B +7.2%
2024 6.91T −161B −2.28%
2023 7.07T −429B −5.73%
2022 7.5T +1T +15.42%
2021 6.5T +1.34T +26.07%
2020 5.15T −390B −7.04%
2019 5.54T −208B −3.61%
2018 5.75T +591B +11.45%
2017 5.16T +539B +11.67%
2016 4.62T +12.6B +0.27%
2015 4.61T −740B −13.83%
2014 5.35T +89.81B +1.71%
2013 5.26T +91.91B +1.78%
2012 5.17T −391B −7.04%
2011 5.56T +823B +17.39%
2010 4.73T +538B +12.81%
2009 4.2T −1.4T −24.98%
2008 5.59T +662B +13.43%
2007 4.93T +767B +18.41%
2006 4.17T +521B +14.28%
2005 3.64T +341B +10.33%
2004 3.3T +565B +20.65%
2003 2.74T +500B +22.36%
2002 2.24T +95.25B +4.45%
2001 2.14T −29.83B −1.37%
2000 2.17T +144B +7.08%
1999 2.03T +25.93B +1.29%
1998 2T +129B +6.91%
1997 1.87T −19.56B −1.03%
1996 1.89T +51.99B +2.82%
1995 1.84T +334B +22.13%
1994 1.51T +188B +14.21%
1993 1.32T −204B −13.37%
1992 1.52T +67.87B +4.66%
1991 1.46T +43.25B +3.06%
1990 1.41T +252B +21.67%
1989 1.16T +88.88B +8.29%
1988 1.07T +104B +10.69%
1987 968B +173B +21.68%
1986 796B +119B +17.52%
1985 677B +27.57B +4.24%
1984 650B +5.63B +0.87%
1983 644B −32.75B −4.84%
1982 677B −41.47B −5.77%
1981 718B −84.45B −10.52%
1980 803B +128B +19.01%
1979 674B +156B +29.97%
1978 519B +69.21B +15.39%
1977 450B +45.36B +11.22%
1976 404B +50.26B +14.19%
1975 354B +16.44B +4.87%
1974 338B +92.56B +37.76%
1973 245B +68.56B +38.83%
1972 177B +29.35B +19.94%
1971 147B +14.69B +11.09%
1970 133B +20.05B +17.83%
1969 112B +18.32B +19.47%
1968 94.13B +8.33B +9.71%
1967 85.8B +2.73B +3.28%
1966 83.07B +6.73B +8.81%
1965 76.34B +7.32B +10.6%
1964 69.03B +7.39B +11.99%
1963 61.64B +6.54B +11.87%
1962 55.09B +5.46B +11%
1961 49.63B +4.22B +9.3%
1960 45.41B

About the indicator

The value of imports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on a CIF basis. Together with merchandise exports it gives the merchandise trade balance — the indicator most often discussed in the context of a “trade deficit” between particular countries.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.