DATA
Eurostat International Trade
EUROPEAN UNION
Comprehensive Eurostat international trade statistics including goods, services, trade by enterprise characteristics, invoicing currency, and modes of supply.
Source:
Eurostat
Access:
Paid (Trial available)
Data is hosted exclusively on the Snowflake Marketplace.
Description
Eurostat’s International Trade statistical datasets covering international trade in goods (ITG) and international trade in services (ITS) across the European Union (EU), EFTA countries, euro area aggregates, enlargement countries, and selected non-EU partners.
The datasets provide official harmonised statistics on imports, exports, trade balances, enterprise trade activity, invoicing currency, and international supply of services. The data supports trade analysis, economic research, market monitoring, sector analysis, and policy evaluation.
Included data:
- International Trade in Goods
- International Trade in Services
International Trade in Goods (ITG)
Coverage includes:
- Monthly and annual imports and exports
- Trade balances and trade indices
- Product and partner country breakdowns
- Intra-EU and extra-EU trade
- Trade by transport mode
- Trade by invoicing currency
- Enterprise trade characteristics
- Commodity-level trade statistics
- Long-term and short-term indicators
- Comext detailed trade data
International Trade in Services (ITS)
Coverage includes:
- Services imports and exports
- Geographical partner breakdowns
- International supply of services by mode
- Services trade by enterprise characteristics
- Enterprise ownership and size-class indicators
- BPM6 and EBOPS 2010 datasets
- Historical services trade series
Important Information for Data Users
- The datasets are official Eurostat statistics compiled using harmonised EU methodologies and standards.
- Trade in goods data is available monthly and annually, while most services datasets are released annually.
- Detailed trade datasets are subject to regular revisions as updated data is provided by national statistical authorities.
- Geographic coverage includes EU member states, EFTA countries, enlargement countries, euro area aggregates, and selected global trading partners.
- Enterprise-level datasets provide insights into trader size, ownership, sector activity, trade concentration, and export intensity.
- Services datasets include WTO GATS modes of supply classifications covering cross-border supply, consumption abroad, commercial presence, and presence of natural persons.
- Data is compiled from surveys, business registers, administrative sources, transaction reporting systems, and international statistical frameworks.
Details
Category
Economy
Geographic Coverage
European Union (by Country)
Refreshes
Monthly
Access
Paid (Trial available)
Cloud Region Availability - AWS
Africa (Cape Town)
EU (Frankfurt)
EU (Ireland)
EU (London)
EU (Stockholm)
EU (Zurich)
EU (Paris)
Cloud Region Availability - Azure
North Europe (Ireland)
Sweden Central (Gavle)
Switzerland North (Zurich)
UAE North (Dubai)
UK South (London)
West Europe (Netherlands)
Cloud Region Availability - GCP
Europe West 2 (London)
Europe West 3 (Frankfurt)
Europe West 4 (Netherlands)
Middle East Central 2 (Dammam)
Use Cases
Market Expansion & International Strategy
Private corporations, exporters, manufacturers, and consulting firms may use this data to identify high-growth markets, analyse trading partner relationships, assess import/export demand, and support international expansion strategies.
Detailed product and partner country data can help organisations evaluate competitive positioning and market opportunities when considering market expansion and international strategies.
Supply Chain
Manufacturers, logistics providers, procurement teams, and supply chain analysts use the datasets to develop supply chain and procurement intelligence.
By monitoring trade flows, sourcing dependencies, transport patterns, and commodity movements, the data supports supply chain diversification, risk management, and strategic sourcing decisions.
Market Analysis
To support industry and sector performance analysis, industry associations, research institutions, investment firms, and corporate strategy teams can use the data to analyse trade performance across sectors including manufacturing, energy, chemicals, machinery, transport equipment, and services.
Enterprise characteristics data also supports analysis of SME participation and market concentration.
Services Trade and Digital Economy Research
Government agencies, trade organisations, technology firms, and researchers can use the international trade in services datasets to support services trade and digital economy research.
The data enables analysis of cross-border services activity, digital trade, financial and professional services, and international supply of services by mode of supply under the WTO GATS framework.
Economic Impact Analysis
Government departments, central banks, economic agencies, and international organisations use the data to monitor imports, exports, trade balances, and economic integration across the EU and global markets.
The datasets support trade policy development, market access analysis, tariff assessments, and economic forecasting.
Research & Modelling
Universities, think tanks, policy institutes, and data science teams use the datasets for macroeconomic modelling, trade competitiveness analysis, international business research, econometrics, and longitudinal studies of trade patterns across countries, industries, and enterprise types.
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