Total imports of goods in December 2024 were €1.314,3 mn as compared to €954,1 mn in December 2023, recording an increase of 37,8%. Imports from other EU Member States were €662,7 mn and from third countries €651,6 mn, compared to €595,0 mn and €359,1 mn respectively in December 2023. Imports in December 2024 include the transfer of economic ownership of vessels and aircrafts, with total value of €372,5 mn as compared to €4,8 mn in December 2023.
Total exports of goods in December 2024 were €359,0 mn as compared to €392,4 mn in December 2023, recording a decrease of 8,5%. Exports to other EU Member States were €88,0 mn and to third countries €271,0 mn, compared to €92,9 mn and €299,5 mn respectively in December 2023. Exports in December 2024 include the transfer of economic ownership of vessels, with total value of €41,4 mn as compared to €100,1 mn in December 2023.
Total imports of goods in January–December 2024 amounted to €12.256,1 mn as compared to €13.179,8 mn in January–December 2023, recording a decrease of 7,0%. Total exports of goods in January-December 2024 were €4.121,8 mn compared to €4.709,4 mn in January-December 2023, registering a decrease of 12,5%. The trade deficit was €8.134,3 mn in January–December 2024 compared to €8.470,4 mn in the corresponding period of 2023.
November 2024, Final Data
Total imports of goods amounted to €1.139,6 mn in November 2024 as compared to €1.098,6 mn in November 2023, recording an increase of 3,7%.
Exports of domestically produced products, including stores and provisions, in November 2024 were €244,1 mn as compared to €226,6 mn in November 2023, recording an increase of 7,7%.
Domestic exports of industrial products, excluding stores and provisions, in November 2024 were €236,5 mn compared to €218,2 mn in November 2023. Domestic exports of agricultural products, excluding stores and provisions, in November 2024 were €6,5 mn compared to €6,6 mn in November 2023.
Exports of foreign products, including stores and provisions, in November 2024 were €134,1 mn as compared to €519,2 mn in November 2023, recording a decrease of 74,2%.
More data are published in the monthly publication ‘Intra – Extra EU Trade Statistics (Summarised Data) – November 2024’ and in the online database CYSTAT-DB, under the subtheme External Trade.
| Table | ||
| Year and Month | Total Imports | Total Exports |
| €000’s | €000’s | |
| 2024 | ||
| January – December | 12.256.051 | 4.121.834 |
| December | 1.314.282 | 359.049 |
| November | 1.139.622 | 378.172 |
| October | 1.242.622 | 442.950 |
| September | 953.339 | 350.508 |
| August | 968.783 | 276.716 |
| July | 1.052.834 | 327.116 |
| June | 912.946 | 450.447 |
| May | 1.048.332 | 340.793 |
| April | 1.098.529 | 350.750 |
| March | 816.066 | 261.009 |
| February | 852.143 | 273.236 |
| January | 856.554 | 311.088 |
| 2023 | ||
| January – December | 13.179.758 | 4.709.389 |
| December | 954.146 | 392.429 |
| November | 1.098.573 | 745.785 |
| October | 1.056.959 | 281.770 |
| September | 1.101.388 | 444.197 |
| August | 1.243.104 | 422.799 |
| July | 1.117.523 | 395.606 |
| June | 1.076.567 | 321.856 |
| May | 1.015.991 | 423.444 |
| April | 932.823 | 324.630 |
| March | 1.035.073 | 376.672 |
| February | 794.000 | 262.520 |
| January | 1.753.611 | 317.682 |
| Note: Imports data for the months May-June 2024 and August-November 2024 and exports data for November 2024 have been revised. Data for December 2024 are provisional. | ||