Iran's trade with EU rises to €2.5b in H1 2022: Eurostat

Sunday, 21 August 2022 02:30

Iran and the European Union’s 27 member states traded €2.59 billion worth of goods in the first six months of 2022, registering a 15.23% rise compared with last year's corresponding period.

Iran Press/ Iran news: New data released by Eurostat show Germany was the top trading partner of Iran in the EU region during the period, as the two countries exchanged €950.19 million worth of goods, 6.34% more than in the similar period of the year before.

Italy came next with €324.2 million worth of trade with Iran to register a 6.98% year-on-year rise.

The Netherlands with €209.13 million (down 9.96%) and France with €148.38 million (up 39.38%) were Iran's other major European trade partners.