Significant Decline in Iran-EU Trade in H1 2025
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While German exports to Iran fell sharply by 18% between January and June 2025, Iran’s exports to Germany remained largely stable.
According to figures from Germany’s Federal Statistical Office, bilateral trade between Iran and Germany amounted to €619 million in the first half of 2025, down 18% from €755 million in 2024. German exports to Iran dropped by 21%, from €638 million in 2024 to €503 million in 2025. By contrast, Iran’s exports recorded only a slight 1% decrease, standing at €116 million.
In June 2025, Iran’s exports to Germany grew by 12% compared to the same month last year. Total trade that month amounted to €109 million, a 13% decline from €127 million in June 2024. Germany’s exports reached €91 million (down 18%), while Iran’s exports rose to €18 million (up 12%).
Iran’s main exports to Germany consisted of food and livestock (SITC-0), worth €62 million and up 12%. Germany’s largest export category to Iran was chemicals (SITC-05), valued at €185 million (down 15%). In the same period last year, Germany’s top export to Iran was automobiles and industrial machinery, which fell by 30% this year, ranking second at €183 million.