List of the largest trading partners of the European Union

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  Top 10 (2010)
  Top 20 (2010)

According to the European Commission Directorate-General for Trade. The 10 largest trading partners of the European Union with their total trade (sum of imports and exports) in billions of euros for calendar years 2020 and 2021 listed below. In the table, a positive (green) trade balance means that the EU exports more to the given country than it imports from that country.

With United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union, the United Kingdom entered the top ten partners of the EU-27.

EU-27 trade in goods and services (2020 in billion euros)[1]
Rank Country/district Exports Imports Total trade Trade balance
1  United States 536.4 464.3 1000 72.1
2  United Kingdom 462.3 330.7 793.0 131.6
3  China 249.7 416.2 665.9 -166.4
4   Switzerland 247.4 166.4 413.9 81.0
-  ASEAN 111.1 161.0 272.2 -49.8
5  Russia 99.5 103.6 203.1 -4.1
6  Turkey 81.4 71.0 152.3 10.3
7  Japan 82.9 67.7 150.5 15.2
8  Norway 68.4 54.2 122.5 14.2
9  South Korea 57.6 50.4 108.0 7.2
10  India 45.3 50.3 95.6 -5.0
EU-27 trade in goods (2021 in billion euros)[2]
Rank Country/district Exports Imports Total trade Trade balance
1  China 223.4 472.7 696.1 −249.3
2  United States 399.3 232.4 631.8 166.9
3  United Kingdom 283.6 146.9 430.5 136.6
4   Switzerland 156.4 123.6 280.1 32.8
5  Russia 89.2 162.3 251.6 −73.0
-  ASEAN 75.7 136.2 215.9 −56.5
6  Turkey 79.2 77.9 157.2 1.2
7  Norway 56.5 74.6 131.1 −18.1
8  Japan 62.3 62.2 124.6 0.1
9  South Korea 51.8 55.4 107.2 −3.5
10  India 41.8 46.1 87.9 −4.3

See also

References

  1. ^ "EU27 Trade in Goods & Services by partner (2020, excluding intra-EU trade)" (PDF). European Commission. European Commission Directorate General for Trade. 20 April 2022.
  2. ^ Top Trading Partners: Client and Supplier Countries of the EU28 in Merchandise Trade (value %) (2020, excluding intra-EU trade). Accessed 16 February 2021
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