Euro Area Balance of Trade

Last Release

Jul 31, 2025

Actual

12,361.7

Units In

EUR Million

7,047.3

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Oct 16, 2025

Time to Release

30 Days 8 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
36,881.3 Mar 2025	-50,937.5 Aug 2022	6,653.9 EUR Million	1999-2025	Eurostat

Euro Area runs regular trade surpluses primarily due to its high export of manufactured goods such as machinery and vehicles. Euro area is a net importer of energy and raw materials. Germany, Italy, France and Netherlands account for the largest share of total trade. Main trading partners are the United Kingdom (12 percent of total exports and 10 percent of imports) and the United States (13 percent of exports and 6 percent of imports).

Latest Updates

The Euro Area trade surplus narrowed to €12.4 billion in July 2025, down from €18.5 billion a year earlier, but slightly above market expectations of €11.7 billion. The highly sensitive surplus with the US shrank to €11.2 billion from €16.0 billion as the surge in imports (+11.3%) combined with declining exports (-4.5%) highlighted the ongoing impact of trade tariff uncertainty. Total imports climbed 3.1% to €239.1 billion, driven by stronger purchases of food & drink (+9.3%), chemicals (+10.6%), and machinery & vehicles (+2.0%). By destination, imports rose from China (+3.6%), UK (+1.0%), Switzerland (+7.3%), and Turkey (+9.0%). Meanwhile, exports increased 0.4% to €251.5 billion, supported by rising shipments of food & drink (+2.8%) and machinery & vehicles (+3.5%), but weighed down by declines in raw materials (-4.7%), fuels & lubricants (-18.5%), and chemicals (-6.0%). Higher shipments to the UK (+2.9%), Switzerland (+8.8%) and Turkey (+6.3%) offset a decline to China (-8.9%).