Mexico is the EU's second-largest trading partner in Latin America.

Omissions

• The margin between Brazil and Mexico is extremely narrow: in 2025 EU-Brazil goods trade (≈€87 billion) was only slightly above EU-Mexico goods trade (≈€86.8 billion), so the ranking is close and could vary by year.
• The 2025 full-year figures would have been published before the session date of 2026-07-07, so the MEP could have known them; however, the exact Eurostat ranking table (webgate factsheet) could not be fully opened, and the ranking is inferred from official EU trade values for Brazil and Mexico.
• The claim refers to goods trade; services trade data (€29.7 billion EU-Mexico in 2024) is additional and not covered by the ranking statement.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Commission — Eurostat (Comext) trade factsheet: European Union, Trade in goods with Latin American CountriesFactsheet 'European Union, Trade in goods with Latin American Countries' — sections 'Latin American Countries Top trading partners: Total goods: 2025' and 'EU Top trading partners: Total goods: 2025', based on Eurostat Comext (Statistical regime 4).
• PrimaryCouncil of the European Union (Consilium) — EU-Brazil trade: facts and figuresIn 2025 EU-Brazil trade was valued at over €87 billion with over €44 billion of imports and almost €43 billion of exports. EU-Brazil trade in goods grew by 47%.
• PrimaryCouncil of the European Union (Consilium) — EU-Mexico trade: facts and figuresIn 2025 EU-Mexico trade was valued at over €86 billion: roughly €53 billion in exports and almost €34 billion in imports. The EU was Mexico's third-largest trading partner.
• SecondaryEuronews — EU clinches new trade deal with Mexico to bolster its foothold in Latin AmericaTrade between both sides reached €86.8 billion in goods in 2025, alongside €29.7 billion in services in 2024.