EU-Canada trade: facts and figures
The EU and Canada represent a combined population of around 490 million people. Together they make up almost one fifth of global GDP and approximately 19% of global trade in goods and services.
Trade relations between the EU and Canada are based on the EU-Canada comprehensive economic and trade agreement (CETA) that has been applied provisionally since September 2017.
In 2025, EU-Canada trade in goods and services amounted to over €130 billion.
Bar chart showing values of imports and exports of goods and services between EU and Canada.
Goods:
- imports: €32.9 billion
- exports: €48.9 billion
Services:
- imports: €19.7 billion
- exports: €29.4 billion
The source is Eurostat.
Trade in goods
EU-Canada trade in goods amounted to almost €82 billion in 2025. The EU was Canada’s second trading partner, representing 8.7% of its trade. Canada was the EU’s 12th trading partner.
€32.9 billion worth of EU imports from Canada
€48.9 billion worth of EU exports to Canada
Top goods traded between the EU and Canada
Machinery
Chemicals and pharmaceutical
products
Mineral products (for EU imports)
Transport equipment (for EU exports)
Trade in services
In 2025, EU-Canada trade in services amounted to €49 billion.
€19.7 billion worth of EU imports from Canada
€29.4 billion worth of EU exports to Canada
Top services traded between the EU and Canada
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Travel
Transport
Telecommunications, computer and information services
EU-Canada comprehensive economic and trade agreement
This trade deal has been applied provisionally since September 2017. At that time, Canada and the EU abolished 98% of their tariffs and agreed to gradually eliminate almost all remaining tariff lines.
Between 2016 and 2025, trade in goods increased by over 76% and trade in services by around 90%.Trade in both goods and services grew by over 81% between 2016 and 2025.
According to an ex-post evaluation of CETA, the EU’s GDP has increased by €3.2 billion each year because of the deal.
Main benefits of CETA:
- eliminates most customs duties and cuts red tape
- makes it easier for Europeans to work in Canada
- ensures EU companies have access to the Canadian services market
- creates predictable conditions for both EU and Canadian investors
Foreign direct investments
The cumulative value of EU foreign direct investment (FDI) stocks in Canada stood at €244.7 billion in 2024. The cumulative value of Canadian FDI stocks in the EU-27 stood at €230 billion.
Data sources
The data used on this page was extracted in June 2026 and comes from the following Eurostat datasets:
See also
Leġiżlazzjoni kummerċjali tal-UE
Ftehimiet kummerċjali tal-UE
Xi jfissru t-tariffi tal-UE
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