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Andalucía has reached 18,200 million euros in the first five months of the year and a trade surplus with the exterior of 1,066 million euros. These results exceed the Spanish average, which has a 0.8% increase in sales and a trade deficit of 21,525 million euros, with a coverage rate of 88%, 18 points below Andalusia, which stands at 106%.
With this data, Andalucía is positioned with a 0.9% increase, between January and May 2025, as the third community in sales, with 11.1% of the total, and second in growth among the six major exporters.
Andalucía’s performance is based on the diversification of exported products, led by the chapters of vegetables and fruits, the top two in sales with growth rates of 11.2% and 11.7%, respectively. They are accompanied by significant increases in chapters related to the industry, such as mining (+28.3%), copper (+18.8%), and iron and steel smelting (79.4%).
Likewise, Andalusian foreign trade in 2025 is advancing in the diversification of destinations, with China leading the growth among the top 10 markets and three non-EU countries in the Top 10 of main markets. This diversification is also reflected in the origin of sales, with five of the eight Andalusian provinces recording growth in exports, four of them with a historical record, and five with a trade surplus.
In the Andalusian agri-food industry, vegetables stand out as the top-selling chapter, with 2,469 million euros, accounting for 13.57% of the total, and a year-on-year growth of 11.2%. This is followed by fruits, with 2,086 million, representing 11.4% of the total and an increase of 11.7%.
The third chapter in sales is that of animal or vegetable fats and oils, which stands at 1,982 million euros, with the majority being olive oil, with sales reaching 1,657 million euros (9.1%), a decrease of 18.9% due to a drop in prices caused by a high harvest. However, when measured in tons, sales have increased by 38%, with 366 thousand tons sold.
Industrial Sectors
In the field of industry-related sectors, there are also significant growths, such as in the chapter of copper and its manufactures, with an 18.8% increase, placing it fifth in the ranking, with 913 million euros (5% of the total). The chapter of mining also significantly increases, 28.4% more than in 2024, reaching the eighth position with 573 million. There is also a notable increase in the chapter of machinery and mechanical equipment, moving from the tenth position, with a 5.1% increase, to 372 million euros (2%).
However, it is the iron and steel smelting chapter that grows the most among the Top 10 products, with a 79% increase in sales compared to the first five months of 2024, reaching 416 million (2.3% of the total). On the other hand, sales of fuels and mineral oils have decreased from the fourth position, with 1,965 million (10.8% of the total). Likewise, there is a 40% decrease in exports of aircraft, spacecraft, and their parts, with 750 million (4.1%), and in machinery, apparatus, and electrical equipment, a 6.9% decrease, with 661 million (3.6% of the total) in sales.
China leads the biggest increase in the Top 10
Andalucía is also diversifying its markets, as it adds to its European strength the one it reflects in countries from other continents, with China being the fastest-growing market in the Top 10, an 18.6% increase from January to May 2024, reaching 559 million euros, positioning it as the ninth world market for Andalucía, with 3% of total exports.
The second fastest-growing market is Portugal, with a 6.7% increase in the first five months of the year, reaching 1,623 million (8.9%), making it the third destination country. Following in growth are The Netherlands, the seventh market, with a 1.4% increase and 915 million (5% of the total), and the United Kingdom, the sixth, with a 0.6% increase, up to 1,083 million (5.9%).
The top destination market is Germany, with 2,226 million (12.2%) and a 6.6% decrease; followed by France, in second place, with 1,645 million (9%) and a 21.7% decrease. In fourth place is Italy, with 1,491 million (8.2%) and a 0.8% decrease; followed by the United States, fifth in the ranking and the first non-EU country, with 1,135 million (6.2%) and a 19.7% decrease. Morocco (8th) is the second non-European country, with 764 million (4.2%) and a 10.1% decrease. The Top 10 is completed by Belgium, with 411 million (2.2%), a 37% decrease.
Cádiz leads in sales and growth
The diversification of Andalusian foreign trade is also evident in the origin of sales, with five provinces experiencing growth, four of them reaching historical records (Almería, Granada, Córdoba, and Málaga), and five with a trade surplus.
The province of Cádiz is showing great dynamism in the first five months of 2025, leading both sales and growth in Andalucía, with 3,734 million euros, 20.5% of the total, and a 21.5% increase over the same period last year. It is followed by Sevilla, with 3,727 million and 20.4% of the total, with a 13.6% decrease but a trade surplus, and Huelva, with 3,322 million (18.2%), which also records a 9% decrease.
Almería is the second province in export growth, with a 10.1% increase in sales compared to the first five months of 2024, amounting to 3,096 million euros, 17% of the total, ranking fourth in sales, with a trade surplus and a historical record of exports.
The third highest growth is seen in Córdoba, with a 5.7% increase, reaching 1,468 million (8% of the total) and with a historical record and trade surplus, followed by Granada, with 837 million (4.6%) and a 5.3% increase leading to unprecedented figures in the period and a positive trade balance; Málaga, with 1,408 million (7.7%) and a 1.9% increase leading to historical figures; while Jaén, with 607 million (3%), records a slight 1.8% decrease but maintains a positive trade balance.
These data are derived from the statistics of the Foreign Trade Department of the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Tourism prepared for Andalucía by the Observatory for the Internationalization of the Andalusian Economy of Andalucía TRADE.