The European Union reported a trade surplus of €8.1 billion with non-EU countries in November 2025, down from €11.8 billion a year earlier.
According to Eurostat, EU exports of goods in November totalled €213.8 billion, a 4.4% decline on the €223.6 billion recorded in November 2024.
Imports from non-EU countries came to €205.7 billion, a 2.9% decline on the €211.8 billion in the corresponding month a year earlier.
‘This negative change was mainly due to surplus decrease in manufactured goods sectors, particularly machineries & vehicles and other manufactured goods,’ Eurostat noted. ‘The only group which registered an improvement was the energy sector, with the deficit decreasing from minus €28.2 billion in November 2024 to minus €20.4 billion in November 2025.’
January to November
In the period from January to November 2025, the EU recorded a surplus of €122.4 billion, which again was down on the corresponding period a year earlier (€128 billion).
Over this 11-month period, exports were up 2% to €2,429.0 billion, while imports increased 2.3% to €2,306.6 billion. Intra-EU trade rose 2.2% to €3,820.4 billion during the period.
Main trading partners
Looking at the main trading partners of the EU, the most notable decline in extra-EU trade was seen in the US, where exports fell by 20.3% in November compared to the previous year, while imports were down 7.1%, resulting in a surplus of €10.7 billion.
With regard to China, exports were down 1.2% and imports up 3.8%, while there was a 6.0% decline in exports to the UK, and a 4.7% decline in imports. Read more here.
EU Trade with Main Trading Partners – November 2025
| Partner | Extra-EU Exports (Bn €) | Growth Rate | Extra-EU Imports (Bn €) | Growth Rate | Trade Balance (Nov 25, Bn €) | Trade Balance (Nov 24, Bn €) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 16.4 | -1.2% | 48.7 | 3.8% | -32.3 | -30.3 |
| United States | 37.4 | -20.3% | 26.7 | -7.1% | 10.7 | 18.2 |
| United Kingdom | 28.4 | -6.0% | 13.0 | -4.7% | 15.4 | 16.5 |
| Switzerland | 18.7 | 6.7% | 12.3 | -1.9% | 6.4 | 5.0 |
| Türkiye | 9.6 | -3.6% | 8.1 | 1.1% | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| Norway | 5.9 | 9.2% | 7.6 | -3.4% | -1.7 | -2.4 |
| Japan | 5.3 | -19.4% | 5.1 | -5.0% | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| India | 4.2 | 3.5% | 5.8 | -13.8% | -1.6 | -2.6 |
| South Korea | 4.2 | -14.6% | 5.6 | -14.2% | -1.4 | -1.5 |
| Mexico | 4.4 | 13.3% | 3.1 | 27.9% | 1.3 | 1.4 |
