Foreign trade

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€ 2.56 tn  EU import of goods

€ 2.52 tn EU export of goods

€ 0.04 tn EU trade balance

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US most important trading partners of the EU

The US are the most important trading partners of the European Union: in 2024, the EU and the US traded goods worth €865 bn (imports and exports). This represents 17% of all EU trade in goods. The share of China amounted to 15%.

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Germany is an attractive trading partner

In 2023, Germany was the top destination for merchandise exports in 15 of the 26 other EU Member States.

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Goods exported worldwide

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