Trade balance — all countries

Trade balance — European Union

Trade balance in the European Union in 2025 — 805,371,341,148 US$. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 1,033.9%.

2025 805B US$ −3.01% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 830B US$2024
Period minimum -86.24B US$1980

Trend over time

1980–2025 · US$

Trade balance — European Union, 1980–2025-250B0250B500B750B1T19801985199019952000200520102015202020251980: -86,241,345,806 US$1981: -55,374,312,802 US$1982: -46,312,014,516 US$1983: -20,785,574,510 US$1984: -6,696,888,900 US$1985: -7,241,715,436 US$1986: 22,926,364,921 US$1987: 3,057,792,968 US$1988: -1,431,574,022 US$1989: -19,455,814,788 US$1990: -18,403,570,460 US$1991: -10,440,261,272 US$1992: 4,801,338,220 US$1993: 89,123,502,035 US$1994: 104,942,510,937 US$1995: 144,388,357,479 US$1996: 160,509,426,692 US$1997: 170,502,515,485 US$1998: 149,675,128,377 US$1999: 111,903,414,276 US$2000: 65,295,614,175 US$2001: 115,728,920,452 US$2002: 195,034,282,688 US$2003: 195,354,696,052 US$2004: 244,073,306,193 US$2005: 195,984,751,455 US$2006: 161,276,273,664 US$2007: 191,099,822,187 US$2008: 151,168,416,831 US$2009: 255,751,670,020 US$2010: 238,770,993,624 US$2011: 276,254,007,375 US$2012: 425,963,091,245 US$2013: 545,337,528,975 US$2014: 596,026,064,386 US$2015: 597,373,196,904 US$2016: 615,996,772,251 US$2017: 630,682,632,747 US$2018: 603,003,008,672 US$2019: 548,104,001,335 US$2020: 561,629,781,651 US$2021: 665,897,421,818 US$2022: 317,746,740,418 US$2023: 680,785,870,869 US$2024: 830,354,887,893 US$2025: 805,371,341,148 US$
Change over the period: +892B (+1,033.86%)
Trade balance — European Union, by year European Union All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 805B −24.98B −3.01%
2024 830B +150B +21.97%
2023 681B +363B +114.25%
2022 318B −348B −52.28%
2021 666B +104B +18.57%
2020 562B +13.53B +2.47%
2019 548B −54.9B −9.1%
2018 603B −27.68B −4.39%
2017 631B +14.69B +2.38%
2016 616B +18.62B +3.12%
2015 597B +1.35B +0.23%
2014 596B +50.69B +9.29%
2013 545B +119B +28.02%
2012 426B +150B +54.19%
2011 276B +37.48B +15.7%
2010 239B −16.98B −6.64%
2009 256B +105B +69.18%
2008 151B −39.93B −20.9%
2007 191B +29.82B +18.49%
2006 161B −34.71B −17.71%
2005 196B −48.09B −19.7%
2004 244B +48.72B +24.94%
2003 195B +320M +0.16%
2002 195B +79.31B +68.53%
2001 116B +50.43B +77.24%
2000 65.3B −46.61B −41.65%
1999 112B −37.77B −25.24%
1998 150B −20.83B −12.22%
1997 171B +9.99B +6.23%
1996 161B +16.12B +11.17%
1995 144B +39.45B +37.59%
1994 105B +15.82B +17.75%
1993 89.12B +84.32B +1,756.22%
1992 4.8B +15.24B +145.99%
1991 -10.44B +7.96B +43.27%
1990 -18.4B +1.05B +5.41%
1989 -19.46B −18.02B −1,259.05%
1988 -1.43B −4.49B −146.82%
1987 3.06B −19.87B −86.66%
1986 22.93B +30.17B +416.59%
1985 -7.24B −545M −8.14%
1984 -6.7B +14.09B +67.78%
1983 -20.79B +25.53B +55.12%
1982 -46.31B +9.06B +16.37%
1981 -55.37B +30.87B +35.79%
1980 -86.24B

About the indicator

The balance of foreign trade in goods and services: exports minus imports. This is the largest part of the current account but not the whole of it — investment income and remittances do not enter the trade balance, and for countries with large transfers the two indicators move in opposite directions. A surplus is not in itself a sign of a healthy economy: a country importing equipment for construction will run a deficit precisely because it is investing in growth.

Important: Goods and services together. For countries with large service exports — tourism, transport, software — the merchandise balance can be negative while the overall balance is positive.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.