Euro Area Balance of Trade

Last Release

Oct 31, 2025

Actual

18,390

Units In

EUR Million

19,438.4

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jan 15, 2026

Time to Release

28 Days 9 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
36,881.3 Mar 2025	-50,937.5 Aug 2022	6,712.45 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 Eurozone’s trade surplus widened sharply to €18.4 billion in October 2025 from €7.1 billion a year earlier, as exports increased while imports fell. Across the broader European Union, the trade surplus also climbed to €14.7 billion from €3.1 billion in October 2024. EU exports rose 1.0% to €258.0 billion, supported by stronger shipments of machinery and vehicles (+1.5%), food and drink (+0.9%) and raw materials (+1.8%). Exports surged to Switzerland (+16.5%), Norway (+6.1%) and Mexico (+8.7%), but fell to the US (-14.7%), the UK (-3.0%) and China (-3.3%). Meanwhile, imports fell 3.6% to €239.6 billion, weighed down by lower purchases of chemicals (-4.9%), energy (-24.0%) and food and drink (-1.1%), although machinery and vehicle imports rose 4.2%. By country, imports declined sharply from China (-34.1%) and India (-3.0%), while rising from the US (+19.5%), the UK (+16.7%) and Switzerland (+2.3%).