EU Export Trade Partners 2023

Germany, the United States, and France were the three biggest export markets for exporters from European Union member states, as of 2022. Over the two decades from 2002 to 2022, Germany, Poland, China, and the rest of the EU grew substantially as export markets, with China and Poland both more than doubling their shares of total EU exports. On the other hand, the UK was the fastest declining export market, as its share of EU exports sank from approximately 9.5 percent to less than 5 percent in 2022.

Annual share of goods exports from the EU to all countries of the world from 1988 to 2023, by trading partner

Characteristic	Rest of World	Germany	Rest of EU	United States	France	Italy	United Kingdom	Netherlands	Belgium	Poland	Spain	China	Switzerland	Austria
2023	20.05%	13.83%	13.3%	7.51%	7.35%	5.07%	5.01%	4.9%	4.65%	3.78%	3.65%	3.34%	2.82%	2.44%
2022	19.74%	14.47%	13.34%	7.46%	7.32%	5.04%	4.82%	5.01%	4.76%	3.6%	3.47%	3.38%	2.76%	2.57%
2021	20.04%	14.05%	13.19%	7.1%	7.48%	5%	5.04%	4.89%	4.49%	3.68%	3.5%	3.97%	2.78%	2.53%
2020	20.15%	13.85%	12.92%	7.44%	7.42%	4.71%	5.76%	4.73%	4.32%	3.46%	3.41%	4.24%	2.97%	2.42%
2019	21.57%	13.17%	12.58%	8%	7.44%	4.64%	5.69%	4.77%	4.22%	3.11%	3.54%	4.01%	2.85%	2.31%
2018	21.78%	13.25%	12.55%	7.41%	7.46%	4.75%	5.81%	4.87%	4.29%	3.07%	3.58%	3.85%	2.85%	2.34%
2017	22.27%	13.14%	12.32%	7.19%	7.64%	4.71%	6.13%	4.69%	4.24%	3.01%	3.6%	3.78%	2.86%	2.33%
2016	22.15%	13.13%	12.14%	7.48%	7.69%	4.69%	6.5%	4.61%	4.25%	2.94%	3.61%	3.49%	2.93%	2.33%
2015	22.76%	13.02%	11.87%	7.64%	7.62%	4.51%	6.51%	4.61%	4.26%	2.84%	3.5%	3.51%	3.1%	2.27%
2014	23.74%	13.05%	11.83%	6.71%	7.82%	4.43%	6.27%	4.73%	4.57%	2.74%	3.32%	3.55%	3.03%	2.29%
2013	25.03%	12.79%	11.47%	6.33%	7.87%	4.38%	5.98%	4.75%	4.64%	2.55%	3.13%	3.24%	3.7%	2.31%
2012	24.91%	13.1%	11.34%	6.5%	8.04%	4.51%	5.95%	4.86%	4.81%	2.5%	3.15%	3.19%	2.96%	2.35%
2011	23.35%	13.22%	11.66%	6.04%	8.39%	4.99%	5.75%	4.83%	4.94%	2.63%	3.51%	3.12%	3.25%	2.44%
2010	22.88%	13.24%	11.77%	6.23%	8.47%	5.22%	5.88%	4.88%	4.97%	2.56%	3.88%	2.91%	2.83%	2.45%
2009	22.06%	13.31%	12.01%	6.18%	8.9%	5.39%	6.18%	4.87%	5.12%	2.5%	4.09%	2.5%	2.69%	2.47%
2008	22.08%	13.12%	12.9%	6.14%	8.47%	5.38%	6.29%	4.88%	5.16%	2.6%	4.32%	1.94%	2.49%	2.46%
2007	20.98%	12.87%	12.96%	6.64%	8.53%	5.7%	6.72%	4.8%	5.15%	2.39%	4.87%	1.84%	2.38%	2.45%
2006	20.25%	12.99%	12.71%	7.34%	8.94%	5.58%	6.8%	4.84%	5.23%	2.13%	4.95%	1.75%	2.44%	2.44%
2005	20.39%	12.95%	12.29%	7.69%	8.99%	5.61%	7.07%	4.71%	5.29%	1.82%	5.09%	1.59%	2.65%	2.41%
2004	19.65%	12.88%	12.1%	7.93%	9.19%	5.83%	7.7%	4.87%	5.27%	1.64%	5.06%	1.63%	2.52%	2.41%
2003	19.3%	12.16%	11.69%	8.54%	9.51%	6.06%	7.98%	5.01%	5.45%	1.48%	5.2%	1.56%	2.65%	2.22%
2002	19.5%	12.07%	11.61%	9.28%	9.41%	5.91%	8.38%	5.01%	5.32%	1.43%	4.82%	1.31%	2.71%	2.12%
2001	19.76%	12.61%	11.32%	9.26%	9.58%	5.82%	8.3%	5.08%	4.93%	1.38%	4.71%	1.16%	2.89%	2.13%
2000	19.82%	12.66%	11.3%	9.27%	9.69%	5.85%	8.07%	5.31%	5.01%	1.35%	4.75%	1.02%	2.82%	2.13%
1999	19.07%	13.1%	11.19%	8.72%	9.86%	5.92%	8.26%	5.51%	5.09%	1.38%	4.87%	0.92%	2.98%	2.24%
1998	20.27%	13.46%	10.74%	8.11%	9.78%	5.97%	8.14%	5.53%	5.24%	1.42%	4.52%	0.87%	2.87%	2.22%
1997	22.64%	13.28%	10.34%	7.49%	9.36%	5.82%	8.11%	5.61%	5.27%	1.33%	4.09%	0.87%	2.81%	2.13%
1996	22.4%	14.03%	10.06%	6.78%	9.77%	5.81%	7.62%	5.71%	5.58%	1.18%	4.01%	0.87%	3.04%	2.32%
1995	22.82%	14.17%	9.74%	6.57%	9.88%	5.96%	7.51%	5.74%	5.57%	0.97%	3.86%	0.93%	3.24%	2.29%
1994	21.79%	13.58%	8.95%	7.4%	10.57%	6.1%	7.73%	5.81%	6.03%	0.84%	3.86%	0.96%	3.3%	2.47%
1993	22.82%	13.68%	8.56%	7.35%	10.5%	5.95%	7.54%	5.79%	5.82%	0.86%	3.68%	0.98%	3.41%	2.55%
1992	21.17%	14.04%	8.43%	6.48%	10.94%	7.2%	7.53%	6.23%	6.4%	0.72%	4.25%	0.6%	3.39%	2.61%
1991	21.14%	14.55%	7.96%	6.38%	11.18%	7.21%	7.38%	6.31%	6.39%	0.71%	4.11%	0.5%	3.6%	2.58%
1990	20.92%	13.14%	8.17%	7.11%	11.47%	7.23%	8.08%	6.37%	6.5%	0.41%	3.78%	0.49%	3.84%	2.5%
1989	21.36%	12.09%	8.28%	7.49%	11.33%	7.28%	8.57%	6.36%	6.37%	0.38%	3.61%	0.61%	3.84%	2.42%
1988	21.25%	12.19%	8.19%	7.92%	11.09%	7.22%	8.62%	6.47%	6.5%	0.3%	3.16%	0.64%	3.96%	2.48%