Imports of goods and services in Euro area
Euro area: Imports of goods and services was 44.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Imports of goods and services in Euro area, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for imports of goods and services in Euro area is 44.7%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in Euro area peaked at 52.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 1971.
That places Euro area 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Imports of goods and services in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 19.6% | — |
| 1971 | 19.4% | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 19.4% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 20.7% | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 24.7% | +19.6% |
| 1975 | 22.4% | -9.3% |
| 1976 | 24.3% | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 24.2% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 23.1% | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 24.9% | +7.4% |
| 1980 | 27.0% | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 27.9% | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 27.5% | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 26.7% | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 27.9% | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 28.1% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 24.2% | -13.7% |
| 1987 | 24.2% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 24.7% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 26.2% | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 25.6% | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 25.5% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 24.9% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 23.6% | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 24.8% | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 26.2% | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 26.3% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 28.2% | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 29.1% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 29.9% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 34.1% | +14.0% |
| 2001 | 33.4% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 31.8% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 31.4% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 32.7% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 34.5% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 36.8% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 37.7% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 38.3% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 32.9% | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 36.9% | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 39.5% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 39.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 39.6% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 39.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 40.7% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 40.3% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 42.0% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 43.2% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 44.0% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 41.2% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 44.6% | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 52.1% | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 46.8% | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 44.8% | -4.2% |
| 2025 | 44.7% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.3% | 19.4% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.4% | 24.2% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.4% | 23.6% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.4% | 31.4% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 36.9% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.7% | 41.2% | 52.1% | 6 |
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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 44.7% 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 52.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 1971.
- How does Euro area rank for imports of goods and services?
- Euro area ranks 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% of GDP). 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.