Trade in Euro area
Euro area: Trade was 87.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in Euro area, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, trade in Euro area stood at 87.3%.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in Euro area peaked at 100.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 39.2%, in 1971.
Euro area ranks 6th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Trade in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 39.5% | — |
| 1971 | 39.2% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 39.4% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 41.5% | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 48.3% | +16.4% |
| 1975 | 44.5% | -7.9% |
| 1976 | 47.1% | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 47.2% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 46.1% | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 48.9% | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 51.4% | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 54.0% | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 53.7% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 53.4% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 56.5% | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 57.0% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 50.2% | -11.9% |
| 1987 | 49.7% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 50.9% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 53.8% | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 53.2% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 53.5% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 52.6% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 50.8% | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 53.4% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 56.2% | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 57.0% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 61.0% | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 62.2% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 63.0% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 70.5% | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 69.7% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 67.3% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 65.8% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 68.7% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 71.7% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 75.8% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 77.5% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 78.4% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 68.1% | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 81.2% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 82.8% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 82.5% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 83.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 84.3% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 83.3% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 86.3% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 88.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 81.3% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 88.6% | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 100.8% | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 92.2% | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 88.6% | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 87.3% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.2% | 39.2% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.1% | 49.7% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.3% | 50.8% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.4% | 65.8% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.6% | 76.0% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 81.3% | 100.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 3 San Marino 341.0% compare
- 4 Singapore 320.3% compare
- 5 Ireland 240.0% compare
- 6 Malta 219.0% compare
- 7 Djibouti 206.3% compare
- 8 United States Virgin Islands 205.6% compare
- 9 United Arab Emirates 199.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Euro area
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 7,086 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1411 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 33,428 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 179.81 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.7% (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6657 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 2.04 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 3.92 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 2.84 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 2.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in Euro area?
- Trade in Euro area was 87.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest trade recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 100.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest trade recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.2% in 1971.
- How does Euro area rank for trade?
- Euro area ranks 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2025.
- Is trade rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services. 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.