EU countries by imports of goods and services

Germany had the highest imports of goods and services of 27 EU countries in 2021, at $1.63 trillion. Malta had the lowest, at $19.98 billion. The median was $146.22 billion. Source: the World Bank.

Highest1,628,851Germany
Lowest19,984.3Malta
Median146,215.827 EU countries

All EU countries, 2021

Germany: 1,628,851 USD millionGermany1,628,851France: 964,103.8 USD millionFrance964,103.8Netherlands: 808,831.2 USD millionNetherlands808,831.2Italy: 634,811.3 USD millionItaly634,811.3Belgium: 525,242.6 USD millionBelgium525,242.6Ireland: 501,936.8 USD millionIreland501,936.8Spain: 478,813.5 USD millionSpain478,813.5Poland: 371,023.8 USD millionPoland371,023.8Sweden: 275,582.5 USD millionSweden275,582.5Austria: 264,636 USD millionAustria264,636Denmark: 215,701.9 USD millionDenmark215,701.9Czechia: 194,451.5 USD millionCzechia194,451.5Luxembourg: 157,127.2 USD millionLuxembourg157,127.2Hungary: 146,215.8 USD millionHungary146,215.8Romania: 132,207.5 USD millionRomania132,207.5Finland: 117,299.5 USD millionFinland117,299.5Portugal: 113,497.1 USD millionPortugal113,497.1Slovakia: 109,927.5 USD millionSlovakia109,927.5Greece: 104,245 USD millionGreece104,245Lithuania: 50,396.5 USD millionLithuania50,396.5Bulgaria: 50,091.1 USD millionBulgaria50,091.1Slovenia: 48,056.5 USD millionSlovenia48,056.5Croatia: 36,254.5 USD millionCroatia36,254.5Estonia: 30,079.3 USD millionEstonia30,079.3Latvia: 26,722.7 USD millionLatvia26,722.7Cyprus: 26,141.7 USD millionCyprus26,141.7Malta: 19,984.3 USD millionMalta19,984.3
USD million. Source: World Bank, Imports of goods and services (current US$) (NE.IMP.GNFS.CD). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2021
USD million
Change on 2020
1Germany1,628,851+22.2%
2France964,103.8+20.2%
3Netherlands808,831.2+22.2%
4Italy634,811.3+32%
5Belgium525,242.6+27.5%
6Ireland501,936.8-3.2%
7Spain478,813.5+28.2%
8Poland371,023.8+30.8%
9Sweden275,582.5+26%
10Austria264,636+26.2%
11Denmark215,701.9+22.8%
12Czechia194,451.5+26.9%
13Luxembourg157,127.2+24.6%
14Hungary146,215.8+20.7%
15Romania132,207.5+27.4%
16Finland117,299.5+20.8%
17Portugal113,497.1+25.9%
18Slovakia109,927.5+22.6%
19Greece104,245+40.2%
20Lithuania50,396.5+38.5%
21Bulgaria50,091.1+31.7%
22Slovenia48,056.5+29.9%
23Croatia36,254.5+29.6%
24Estonia30,079.3+36.5%
25Latvia26,722.7+30.8%
26Cyprus26,141.7+26.3%
27Malta19,984.3+8.4%

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About this ranking

Value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world, at current prices in millions of US dollars. It includes freight, insurance, travel, royalties and other services, and leaves out compensation of employees and investment income. World Bank series, converted from national currency at official annual average exchange rates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Imports of goods and services (current US$) (NE.IMP.GNFS.CD). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.IMP.GNFS.CD. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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Questions

Which EU country has the highest imports of goods and services?

Germany, with $1.63 trillion in 2021, according to the World Bank.

Which EU country has the lowest imports of goods and services?

Malta, with $19.98 billion in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: World Bank, Imports of goods and services (current US$) (NE.IMP.GNFS.CD). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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