Exports of goods and services in European Union
European Union: Exports of goods and services was 2.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Exports of goods and services in European Union, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
European Union recorded 2.3% for exports of goods and services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 162.5% on the previous year and down 64.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exports of goods and services in European Union peaked at 13.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -11.8%, in 2009.
That places European Union 31st out of 34 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Exports of goods and services in European Union, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6.5% | — |
| 1972 | 9.0% | +38.1% |
| 1973 | 10.6% | +17.3% |
| 1974 | 7.0% | -34.0% |
| 1975 | -4.0% | -157.1% |
| 1976 | 9.5% | -337.2% |
| 1977 | 5.4% | -42.9% |
| 1978 | 6.0% | +10.3% |
| 1979 | 7.3% | +23.4% |
| 1980 | 1.4% | -80.5% |
| 1981 | 5.6% | +291.7% |
| 1982 | 1.0% | -82.6% |
| 1983 | 3.4% | +249.6% |
| 1984 | 8.2% | +141.1% |
| 1985 | 4.6% | -44.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7% | -84.1% |
| 1987 | 3.9% | +429.3% |
| 1988 | 5.7% | +48.7% |
| 1989 | 7.4% | +28.5% |
| 1990 | 3.8% | -48.9% |
| 1991 | 4.4% | +16.8% |
| 1992 | 3.6% | -18.2% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | -70.5% |
| 1994 | 9.3% | +773.9% |
| 1995 | 9.2% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 5.1% | -45.0% |
| 1997 | 10.7% | +111.0% |
| 1998 | 7.1% | -33.3% |
| 1999 | 5.6% | -21.9% |
| 2000 | 13.1% | +134.5% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | -69.9% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | -42.2% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -31.4% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | +426.4% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | -29.2% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | +53.7% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | -22.7% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -84.0% |
| 2009 | -11.8% | -1168.1% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | -192.0% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | -39.5% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -67.5% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | +98.0% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | +41.7% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -46.8% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | +59.3% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -36.4% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | -8.1% | -334.4% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | -239.3% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | -35.2% |
| 2023 | -0.5% | -106.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -283.8% |
| 2025 | 2.3% | +162.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exports of goods and services in European Union changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -1168.1% | 1.1% | -11.8% |
| 1994 | +773.9% | 1.1% | 9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.4% | -4.0% | 10.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 0.7% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 1.1% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | -11.8% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 2.1% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | -8.1% | 11.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 28 Namibia 11.8% compare
- 29 Hong Kong, China 11.2% compare
- 30 Bermuda 11.0% compare
- 31 Singapore 10.8% compare
- 32 Lao People's Democratic Republic 10.5% compare
- 33 Bangladesh 10.0% compare
- 34 Ireland 9.7% compare
More economy & growth data for European Union
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 23,360 current US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4961 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 7.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 33,955 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7211 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5591 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 26,328 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exports of goods and services in European Union?
- Exports of goods and services in European Union was 2.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest exports of goods and services recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest exports of goods and services recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.8% in 2009.
- How does European Union rank for exports of goods and services?
- European Union ranks 31st out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is exports of goods and services rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this European Union data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Exports of goods and services (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.