The European Union exported 82 billion euros worth of chemicals to other European countries outside the EU and imported 56 billion euros worth of chemicals from them in 2021. Meanwhile, chemicals exports and imports from North American Free Trade Agreement countries amounted to 53.4 and 38 billion euros, respectively.
Exports and imports of chemicals in the European Union (EU-27) in 2022, by region (in billion euros)
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CEFIC. (December 8, 2023). Exports and imports of chemicals in the European Union (EU-27) in 2022, by region (in billion euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/535858/extra-eu-chemical-trade-worldwide/
CEFIC. "Exports and imports of chemicals in the European Union (EU-27) in 2022, by region (in billion euros)." Chart. December 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/535858/extra-eu-chemical-trade-worldwide/
CEFIC. (2023). Exports and imports of chemicals in the European Union (EU-27) in 2022, by region (in billion euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/535858/extra-eu-chemical-trade-worldwide/
CEFIC. "Exports and Imports of Chemicals in The European Union (Eu-27) in 2022, by Region (in Billion Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/535858/extra-eu-chemical-trade-worldwide/
CEFIC, Exports and imports of chemicals in the European Union (EU-27) in 2022, by region (in billion euros) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/535858/extra-eu-chemical-trade-worldwide/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Exports and imports of chemicals in the European Union (EU-27) in 2022, by region (in billion euros) [Graph], CEFIC, December 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/535858/extra-eu-chemical-trade-worldwide/