In 2024, EU exports of chemicals and related products to non-EU countries rose to €560 billion, a new record high. This was an increase of 7% compared with 2023 (€523 billion).
The value of imports fell by 1% to €322 billion, down from €326 billion in the previous year.
Among EU countries, the top 5 exporters to countries outside the EU were Germany (€134 billion), Ireland (€82 billion), Belgium (€62), France (€54 billion) and the Netherlands (€50 billion).
The main extra-EU destinations were the United States (€170 billion), Switzerland (€64 billion), the United Kingdom (€47 billion), China (€36 billion) and Japan (€18 billion).
Source dataset: ds-018995
Regarding imports of chemical and related products, Germany was the largest importer from non-EU countries in 2024 (€56 billion), ahead of Belgium (€45 billion), the Netherlands (€43 billion), Italy (€34 billion) and Slovenia (€29 billion).