Greece exported US$54.95 billion worth of products around the world in 2025. That dollar amount results from a a 16.3% increase compared to $47.2 billion five years earlier during 2021.
From 2024 to 2025, the overall value of Greek exports 3% starting from $53.5 billion.
Greece is a relatively small player in international trade. Its $54.95 billion in exports equals about 0.2% of the value for globally exported goods from all countries ($25.609 trillion for 2025).
Applying a continental lens, almost three-quarters (73.2%) of Greece exports by value was delivered to fellow European countries while 13.7% was sold to importers located in Asia.
Greece shipped another 5.9% worth of goods to North America.
Smaller percentages went to Africa (5.4%), Latin America (1.1%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean then Oceania (0.7%) led by Australia, Marshall Islands and New Zealand.
Greece’s Top Trading Partners
Below is a list showcasing 25 of Greece’s top trading partners, countries that imported the most Greek shipments by dollar value during 2025. Shown within parenthesis is each import country’s percentage of total Greek exports.
- Italy: US$5 billion (9.1% of total Greek exports)
- Germany: $4.3 billion (7.8%)
- Cyprus: $3.7 billion (6.8%)
- Bulgaria: $3.6 billion (6.5%)
- United Kingdom: $3.4 billion (6.2%)
- United States: $2.7 billion (4.9%)
- Romania: $2.4 billion (4.3%)
- Spain: $1.9 billion (3.4%)
- France: $1.8 billion (3.2%)
- Türkiye: $1.55 billion (2.8%)
- Netherlands: $1.54 billion (2.8%)
- North Macedonia: $1.47 billion (2.7%)
- Poland: $1.38 billion (2.5%)
- Lebanon: $1.31 billion (2.4%)
- Ukraine: $1.28 billion (2.3%)
- Israel: $1.13 billion (2.1%)
- Albania: $1 billion (1.9%)
- Libya: $893.7 million (1.6%)
- mainland China: $785.1 million (1.4%)
- Belgium: $771.4 million (1.4%)
- Serbia: $649 million (1.2%)
- Austria: $616.1 million (1.1%)
- Egypt: $611.3 million (1.1%)
- Croatia: $579.7 million (1.1%)
- Malta: $512.7 million (0.9%)
Over four-fifths (81.6%) of Greek exports in 2025 was delivered to the above 25 trade partners.
Posting the strongest percentage gains in their purchases of Greek exports were customers in mainland China (up 74.9% from 2024), United Kingdom (up 61.8%), Croatia (up 41%), Netherlands (up 23.6%) and Romania (up 23.3%).
The severest decliners among Greece’s top 25 product buyers were Egypt (down -37.7% since 2024), Libya (down -24.7%), Italy (down -24.7%), Türkiye (down -5.7%) and Ukraine (down -4.6%).
Countries Causing the Greatest Trade Deficits for Greece
Greece experienced a -US$37.9 billion trade deficit during 2025, a 5.6% expansion from the -$35.9 billion in red ink for 2024.
As defined by Investopedia, a country whose total value of all imported goods is higher than its value of all exports is said to have a negative trade balance or deficit.
It would be unrealistic for any exporting nation to expect across-the-board positive trade balances with all its importing partners. Similarly, that export country doesn’t necessarily post a negative trade balance with each individual partner with which it exchanges exports and imports.
In 2025, Greece incurred the highest trade deficits with the following countries.
- mainland China: -US$6.5 billion (country-specific trade deficit in 2024)
- Germany: -$6.4 billion
- Iraq: -$4.3 billion
- Netherlands: -$4.2 billion
- Italy: -$3.4 billion
- France: -$2.9 billion
- Türkiye: -$2.22 billion
- Kazakhstan: -$2.18 billion
- Spain: -$2 billion
- Belgium: -$1.9 billion
Among Greece’s trading partners that cause the greatest negative trade balances, Greek deficits with Italy (up 39.1%), Türkiye (up 18%) and Spain (up 15.3%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.
These cashflow deficiencies clearly indicate Greece’s competitive disadvantages with the above countries, but also represent key opportunities for Greece to develop country-specific strategies to strengthen its overall position in international trade.
Countries Generating the Strongest Trade Surpluses for Greece
Based on Investopedia’s definition of net importer, a country whose total value of all imported goods is lower than its value of all exports is said to have a positive trade balance or surplus.
In 2025, Greece incurred the highest trade surpluses with the following countries.
- Cyprus: US$3.1 billion (country-specific trade surplus in 2024)
- United Kingdom: $2.4 billion
- Lebanon: $1.2 billion
- North Macedonia: $1.1 billion
- Romania: $954.8 million
- Ukraine: $817.8 million
- Israel: $737.4 million
- Albania: $692.7 million
- Croatia: $385.5 million
- Bulgaria: $291.5 million
Among Greece’s trading partners that generate the greatest positive trade balances, Greece surpluses with Croatia (up 43.1%), Bulgaria (up 39.3%) and Romania (up 35.5%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.
These positive cashflow streams clearly indicate Greece’s competitive advantages with the above countries, but also represent key opportunities for Greece to develop country-specific strategies to optimize its overall position in international trade.
Major Greek Export Companies
Based on Forbes Global 2000 rankings, here are examples of large international trade players headquartered in Greece.
- Hellenic Telecom Organization (telecommunications)
- Hellenic Petroleum (refined oil, gas)
- Motor Oil Hellas (oil, gas)
Global trade intelligence firm Zepol also mentions the following companies as examples of Greek exporters.
- Inomessiniak (wine, olive oil)
- Interoliva (olives, glass bottles and jars)
- Promelk (t-shirts, brassieres, sweaters)
- St Agelopoulo (olives, live carp)
- Tsalma Marble Of Central North Greece (monument/building stone, wood boxes/cases/crates)
See also Greece’s Top 10 Imports, Greece’s Top 10 Imports, italy’s Top 10 Exports and Top EU Export Countries
Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook: Country Profiles. Accessed on August 6, 2026
Forbes Global 2000 rankings, The World’s Biggest Public Companies. Accessed on August 6, 2026
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on August 6, 2026
Investopedia, Net Importer Definition. Accessed on August 6, 2026
Zepol’s company summary highlights by country. Accessed on August 6, 2026