Merchandise trade in Euro area
Euro area: Merchandise trade was 69.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Euro area, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 69.0% for merchandise trade in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Euro area peaked at 84.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.2%, in 1962.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.4% | 25.2% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 35.2% | 30.3% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.8% | 38.7% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.3% | 36.9% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.6% | 55.2% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.2% | 63.3% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.7% | 66.1% | 84.0% | 6 |
More private sector data for Euro area
- Merchandise exports 6.33 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 76.0% (2024)
- Food exports 11.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.09 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 69.7% (2024)
- Food imports 10.9% (2024)
- Commercial service exports 3.06 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 18.4% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 52.1% (2025)
- Commercial service imports 2.70 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Euro area?
- Merchandise trade in Euro area was 69.0% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.2% in 1962.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. 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.