Türkiye was the EU's 6th largest partner for imports of goods in 2017 (4 % of total extra-EU imports) and the 5th largest for EU exports of goods (5 % of total extra-EU exports).
The EU ran a trade surplus (meaning that it exported more than it imported) on trade in goods with Türkiye from 2008 to 2017, amounting to EUR 15 billion in 2017.
Manufactured goods: main category of products exchanged with Türkiye
EU exports to Türkiye were dominated by "machinery and vehicles", "chemicals" and "other manufactured goods", which together accounted for 81 % of EU exports to Türkiye in 2017. These categories dominated imports even more, making up 89 % of EU imports from Türkiye. At a more detailed level, cars were both the EU’s most exported and most imported product with Türkiye.
Germany: main trader in goods with Türkiye among the Member States
Among the Member States, Germany (EUR 14 billion) was the largest importer of goods from Türkiye and also the main exporter of goods (EUR 22 billion) in 2017. Further information is provided in the Statistics Explained article Türkiye-EU - international trade in goods statistics.
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