Imports of goods and services in Euro area
Euro area: Imports of goods and services was 3.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Imports of goods and services in Euro area, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, imports of goods and services in Euro area stood at 3.7%.
That represents a change of up 4,644.4% on the previous year and down 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in Euro area peaked at 12.4% in 1976 and was at its lowest, -11.4%, in 2009.
That places Euro area 33rd out of 36 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.
Imports of goods and services in Euro area, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.6% | — |
| 1972 | 9.6% | +70.7% |
| 1973 | 10.8% | +13.0% |
| 1974 | 2.6% | -75.7% |
| 1975 | -5.3% | -303.7% |
| 1976 | 12.4% | -331.8% |
| 1977 | 3.1% | -75.3% |
| 1978 | 4.4% | +44.9% |
| 1979 | 9.6% | +117.0% |
| 1980 | 3.4% | -65.0% |
| 1981 | -1.3% | -138.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | -131.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | +49.6% |
| 1984 | 6.0% | +874.4% |
| 1985 | 4.6% | -22.6% |
| 1986 | 4.8% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 7.9% | +66.6% |
| 1988 | 6.9% | -13.0% |
| 1989 | 8.2% | +18.8% |
| 1990 | 4.5% | -45.1% |
| 1991 | 4.6% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 3.8% | -18.0% |
| 1993 | -4.9% | -230.1% |
| 1994 | 8.5% | -271.3% |
| 1995 | 8.1% | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 4.2% | -48.5% |
| 1997 | 10.0% | +139.2% |
| 1998 | 10.2% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 7.6% | -25.6% |
| 2000 | 11.9% | +57.8% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | -78.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -75.2% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | +352.6% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | +133.6% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | +36.0% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | -21.4% |
| 2008 | -0.1% | -101.2% |
| 2009 | -11.4% | +14819.8% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | -183.3% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -55.6% |
| 2012 | -1.2% | -129.0% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -232.7% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | +187.2% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | +71.4% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | -47.1% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | +25.3% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -26.1% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | +25.6% |
| 2020 | -8.0% | -263.7% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | -212.8% |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | -1.9% | -122.6% |
| 2024 | -0.1% | -95.7% |
| 2025 | 3.7% | -4644.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Imports of goods and services in Euro area 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 | -14819.8% | -0.1% | -11.4% |
| 2025 | +4644.4% | -0.1% | 3.7% |
| 1984 | +874.4% | 0.6% | 6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.9% | -5.3% | 12.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 4.1% | -1.3% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.6% | -4.9% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | -11.4% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | -1.2% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | -8.0% | 9.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 30 Sierra Leone 11.7% compare
- 31 Uganda 11.7% compare
- 32 Hong Kong, China 11.6% compare
- 33 El Salvador 11.2% compare
- 34 Nicaragua 11.1% compare
- 35 Cameroon 11.1% compare
- 36 Sri Lanka 10.8% compare
More economy & growth data for Euro area
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.4051 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 37,260 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.742 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 20,341 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 26,432 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 8.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.5264 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services in Euro area?
- Imports of goods and services in Euro area was 3.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 1976.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.4% in 2009.
- How does Euro area rank for imports of goods and services?
- Euro area ranks 33rd out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Imports of goods and services (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.