Eurozone Trade Surplus Narrows
This total represented a decline of €4.3 billion compared with the preceding year, the statistics indicated.
Exports from the eurozone to global markets climbed 2.4% year-over-year in 2025, reaching €2.93 trillion. At the same time, imports advanced by 2.7%, totaling €2.77 trillion.
Across the broader European Union, the bloc registered a trade surplus of €133.5 billion during the same period.
In December specifically, the euro area posted a foreign trade surplus of €12.6 billion, as outbound shipments expanded by 3.4% and inbound goods increased by 4.2% compared with the same month a year earlier.
The United States remained the top destination for EU exports in December, amounting to €37.1 billion, although this figure marked a 12.6% annual decrease.
Shipments from the EU to China surged 11.5% during the month to €18.4 billion, while exports to the United Kingdom rose 8.4% to €26 billion.
China stood as the EU’s largest source of imports in December, totaling €45.2 billion—an annual rise of 10.2%. Meanwhile, imports from the United States edged up 1.6% to €27.8 billion.
Imports from Türkiye also increased by 2.3%, reaching €8.2 billion.
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