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15.09.2025Iran–Europe trade surpasses two billion euros
The volume of trade between Iran and the European Union reached 2.2 billion euros from January to July 2025, marking a 22 percent decline compared with the same period last year.
According to Eurostat data, trade between Iran and Germany in the first seven months of 2025 amounted to 2.2 billion euros, showing a 22 percent decrease compared with the same period in 2024. Of this amount, European exports to Iran stood at 1.71 billion euros, down 25 percent from last year’s 2.27 billion euros. Iranian exports also fell by 7 percent, from 504 million euros to 469 million euros.
However, in July 2025 Iran’s exports to Europe recorded a 6 percent increase compared with last year. In the seventh month of 2025, trade between Iran and the EU totaled 340 million euros, 16 percent less than in July of the previous year. Of this, European exports to Iran amounted to 263 million euros (down 21 percent), while Iran’s exports reached 77 million euros (up 6 percent).
The main goods exported from Europe to Iran were chemicals (SITC-5), with an export value of 596 million euros (down 8 percent). Iran’s top export to Europe was food and livestock (SITC-0), valued at 206 million euros (up 14 percent).
In the first seven months of 2025, Germany remained Iran’s top European trading partner with 717 million euros in trade. The Netherlands (337 million euros), Italy (326 million euros), and France (133 million euros) followed as Iran’s leading European trade partners.
