Turkey ranks as the EU's fifth-largest trading partner, with a trade volume nearly double that with Mercosur or India.
82% confidence
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The claim refers exclusively to trade in goods, not services. Including services trade would alter the comparisons.
The 'almost twice as high' comparison holds very closely for Mercosur (1.99x) but is less accurate for India, where the ratio is approximately 1.7x based on Indian government data for fiscal year 2024-25.
Exact comparable Eurostat data for EU-India goods trade in 2025 could not be located in the searches; the India figure relies on Indian government reporting which may use a different fiscal-year basis.
The Turkish trade ministry source was published in December 2025 and uses dollar-denominated figures ($232.7 billion) rather than euros, introducing a minor exchange-rate discrepancy with the European Commission's euro figures.
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PrimaryEuropean Commission – Trade Policy: EU trade relations with TürkiyeThe EU's exports of goods to Türkiye totalled €114.3 billion in 2025. The EU's imports of goods from Türkiye amounted to €103.3 billion. Total bilateral goods trade: approximately €217.6 billion.
PrimaryDestatis (Federal Statistical Office of Germany)Other major trading partners of the EU-27 in 2025 were the United Kingdom (10%), Switzerland (7%) and Turkey (4%). This places Turkey among the top five, after China, the United States, the UK, and Switzerland.
SecondaryVisual Capitalist – Ranked: The EU's Biggest Trading PartnersTogether, China, the U.S., the UK, Switzerland, and Türkiye account for more than half of the EU's external goods trade, confirming Turkey as the fifth-largest trading partner.