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Iran–EU Trade Falls by 18% in Early 2025
27.07.2025Iran-Germany Trade for the First Five Months of 2025
From January to May 2025, the total trade volume between Iran and Germany amounted to €528 million, representing a 16 percent decrease compared to the same period in the previous year.
According to data from the German Federal Statistical Office and as reported by the German-Iranian Chamber of Industry and Commerce, bilateral trade fell from €627 million in the first five months of 2024 to €528 million in the corresponding period of 2025. Of this amount, German exports to Iran accounted for €429 million, a decline of 18 percent. Iranian exports to Germany stood at €99 million, marking a decrease of 2 percent.
In May 2025, however, Iran’s exports to Germany increased compared to the same month of the previous year. Total trade between the two countries in May reached €98 million, indicating a 13 percent decline compared to May 2024. German exports to Iran totaled €80 million (down 16 percent), while Iranian exports to Germany amounted to approximately €18 million, an increase of 6 percent.
The composition of German exports to Iran is also changing. While in the same period last year the dominant export commodity group was SITC Section 7: Machinery and transport equipment, with a volume of €222 million, this category has now decreased by 32 percent. Currently, the largest commodity group of German exports to Iran is SITC Section 5: Chemicals and related products, amounting to €160 million. Iran’s main export to Germany remains SITC Section 0: Food and live animals, with a total value of €53 million, showing a 6 percent year-on-year increase.
