In 2024, EU countries imported €3 471 billion worth of services from non-EU countries.
This information comes from official statistics on the international trade in services by modes of supply (MOS) published by Eurostat today.
Most of the services (58.9%; €2 044 billion) were imported through a commercial presence within the reporting country (mode 3). Cross-border supply (mode 1) accounted for 31.3% of imports (€1 087 billion), consumption abroad (mode 2) for 6.6% (€ 229 billion) and the presence of natural persons (mode 4) for 3.2% (€111 billion).
Imports of services from outside the EU, 2024 (%, by mode of supply). Chart. See link to the full dataset below.
In 22 EU countries, the majority of service imports came through a commercial presence within their territory (mode 3). The highest shares of imports via commercial presence were in Bulgaria (81.7%), Hungary (78.1%) and Spain (74.5%). (....)