In 2025, extra-EU exports of final services reached a record level of +61 percentage points (pp) above 2017 levels, up from +55 pp in 2024.
Final services reflect a broad mix of activities, with travel-related services among the leading contributors, alongside ICT, media, computer, business and financial services. The severe disruption to international travel during the global pandemic contributed to the decline in final services in 2020 and 2021.
The exports of intermediate services were the least affected by the pandemic, with a decline of only 1 pp between 2019 and 2020, and peaking at +68 pp in 2024 before decreasing to +66 pp in 2025 compared with 2017 levels. The most common exports of intermediate services in 2025 were ‘ICT, media, computers, business and financial services’ and ‘Travel equipment and services, travel and postal services’.
Intermediate goods also reached a new record level in 2025, at +48 pp (+43 pp in 2024) compared with 2017. The most exported categories were ‘Health, pharmaceuticals, education, cultural, sport’ and ‘Construction, wood, glass, stone, basic metals, housing, electrical appliances, furniture’.
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