EU share of world exports by product group 2002-2023 | Statista

The European Union makes up a declining share of the world economy in the 21^st century. In the two decades since 2002, the EU share of world exports has declined consistently from around 19 percent, to less than 15 percent in the early 2020s. This decline has been driven by large drops in the share of EU exports in machinery & transport equipment, as well as in other manufactured goods.
While these declines reflect the EU's declining importance in relation to other global economic superpowers, notably to China, it does not mean that the absolute level of EU exports is declining. On the contrary, the absolute value of EU exports grew over this period, but at a slower rate than the growth of overall world exports, hence the decline.

Annual share of world exports exported by the European Union broken down by product groups from 2002 to 2023

Characteristic	Machinery and transport equipment	Other manufactured goods	Chemicals and related products, n.e.s.	Food, drinks and tobacco	Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials	Raw materials	Commodities and transactions not classified elsewhere in the SITC
2023	6%	3.2%	3%	1.2%	0.8%	0.4%	0.2%
2022	5.1%	3%	2.9%	1.1%	1%	0.4%	0.2%
2021	5.6%	3.4%	3.1%	1.2%	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
2020	6.3%	3.6%	3.4%	1.4%	0.5%	0.4%	0.3%
2019	6.5%	3.6%	3%	1.2%	0.8%	0.4%	0.3%
2018	6.5%	3.6%	2.9%	1.1%	0.9%	0.4%	0.2%
2017	6.7%	3.7%	2.8%	1.2%	0.8%	0.4%	0.3%
2016	6.9%	3.7%	2.9%	1.2%	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
2015	6.7%	3.6%	2.7%	1.2%	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
2014	6.5%	3.6%	2.6%	1.2%	1%	0.4%	0.3%
2013	6.4%	3.5%	2.5%	1.1%	1.1%	0.4%	0.3%
2012	6.3%	3.5%	2.5%	1%	1.1%	0.4%	0.3%
2011	6.5%	3.6%	2.6%	1%	1%	0.4%	0.3%
2010	6.6%	3.7%	2.7%	1.1%	0.9%	0.4%	0.3%
2009	7.2%	4.1%	3.1%	1.2%	0.8%	0.4%	0.3%
2008	7.2%	4%	2.6%	1.1%	1%	0.4%	0.3%
2007	7.7%	4.3%	2.7%	1.1%	0.9%	0.4%	0.2%
2006	7.5%	4.3%	2.7%	1%	0.8%	0.4%	0.2%
2005	7.9%	4.5%	2.8%	1.1%	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
2004	8.6%	4.9%	3%	1.2%	0.5%	0.4%	0.3%
2003	8.6%	4.9%	3%	1.3%	0.5%	0.4%	0.4%
2002	8.6%	4.9%	2.9%	1.2%	0.5%	0.4%	0.4%

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April 2024

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Europe, EU

Survey time period

2002 to 2023

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Combined values may not match this statistic showing total values due to different rounding methods.

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