Imports of goods and services in European Union
European Union: Imports of goods and services was 3.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Imports of goods and services in European Union, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
European Union recorded 3.7% for imports of goods and services in 2025.
The figure is up 818.3% on the previous year and down 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in European Union peaked at 12.4% in 1976 and was at its lowest, -11.7%, in 2009.
That places European Union 32nd 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 European Union, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.9% | — |
| 1972 | 9.0% | +82.0% |
| 1973 | 10.8% | +21.0% |
| 1974 | 2.8% | -74.0% |
| 1975 | -5.2% | -285.4% |
| 1976 | 12.4% | -336.0% |
| 1977 | 2.6% | -78.8% |
| 1978 | 3.8% | +45.9% |
| 1979 | 9.6% | +151.3% |
| 1980 | 2.9% | -69.4% |
| 1981 | -1.4% | -146.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | -149.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 5.9% | +783.3% |
| 1985 | 4.9% | -17.0% |
| 1986 | 4.8% | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 7.6% | +57.7% |
| 1988 | 6.7% | -11.4% |
| 1989 | 8.1% | +20.1% |
| 1990 | 4.3% | -46.9% |
| 1991 | 3.6% | -16.2% |
| 1992 | 3.8% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | -4.3% | -214.0% |
| 1994 | 8.8% | -303.6% |
| 1995 | 8.3% | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 4.7% | -43.1% |
| 1997 | 10.4% | +118.9% |
| 1998 | 10.4% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 7.1% | -31.4% |
| 2000 | 12.1% | +70.2% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -79.7% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -60.1% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | +230.9% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | +128.0% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | +38.2% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | -17.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -90.1% |
| 2009 | -11.7% | -1670.3% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | -182.9% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -53.0% |
| 2012 | -1.0% | -121.8% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -269.8% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +206.4% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | +48.0% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -40.9% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | +23.4% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -23.2% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | +10.3% |
| 2020 | -7.5% | -259.3% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | -229.2% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | -15.4% |
| 2023 | -1.7% | -120.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -123.5% |
| 2025 | 3.7% | +818.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Imports 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 | -1670.3% | 0.7% | -11.7% |
| 2025 | +818.3% | 0.4% | 3.7% |
| 1984 | +783.3% | 0.7% | 5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.6% | -5.2% | 12.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 4.1% | -1.4% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.7% | -4.3% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | -11.7% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | -1.0% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | -7.5% | 9.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 29 Belize 11.7% compare
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- 32 Hong Kong, China 11.6% compare
- 33 El Salvador 11.2% compare
- 34 Nicaragua 11.1% compare
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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 imports of goods and services in European Union?
- Imports of goods and services in European Union 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 European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 1976.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.7% in 2009.
- How does European Union rank for imports of goods and services?
- European Union ranks 32nd out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.0%. 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 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.