Andalucía has reached 18.200 million euros in the first five months of the year and a trade surplus with the outside world of 1.066 million euros. These results exceed the Spanish average, which saw 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 these figures, Andalucía ranks as the third community in sales with an increase of 0.9% between January and May 2025, representing 11.1% of the total, and second in growth among the group of the six major exporters.
Andalucia’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%).
Similarly, Andalusia’s external sector is advancing in 2025 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 their exports, four of them achieving record highs, 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, representing 13.57% of the total, and a year-on-year growth of 11.2%. This is followed by fruits, with 2.086 million euros, accounting for 11.4% of the total and an increase of 11.7%.
Industrial Sectors
In the field of industry-related sectors, there are also significant growth rates, such as copper and its manufactures, with an 18.8% increase, placing it in fifth place in the ranking with 913 million euros (5% of the total). Also noteworthy is the increase in the mining chapter, 28.4% more than in 2024, reaching the eighth position with 573 million. The chapter of machinery and mechanical appliances also shows an increase, moving up from tenth place with a 5.1% rise to 372 million euros (2%).
However, it is the iron and steel smelting chapter that shows the highest growth in 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 fossil fuels and mineral oils have decreased from the fourth position, with 1.965 million (10.8% of the total). Similarly, there is a 40% decrease in exports of aircraft, spacecraft, and their parts, with 750 million (4.1%), and in machinery, equipment, and electrical materials, a 6.9% decrease to 661 million (3.6% of the total) in sales.
China leads the highest increase in the Top 10
Andalusia is also diversifying its markets, adding to its European strength the growth reflected in countries on other continents, with China being the fastest-growing market in the Top 10, an 18.6% increase from January-May 2024, reaching 559 million euros, making it the ninth-largest market for Andalusia worldwide, 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 market, with a 0.6% increase, reaching 1.083 million (5.9%).
The primary 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 rounded out by Belgium, with 411 million (2.2%), a 37% decrease.
Cádiz leads in sales and growth
The diversification of Andalusia’s external sector is also evident in the origin of sales, with five provinces showing growth, four of them at record highs (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 Andalusia, with 3.734 million euros, representing 20.5% of the total, and a 21.5% increase over the same period last year. This is followed by Seville, 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 record high exports.
The third fastest-growing province is Córdoba, with a 5.7% increase to 1.468 million (8% of the total) and a record-high trade surplus, followed by Granada, with 837 million (4.6%) and a 5.3% increase to unprecedented figures in the period and a positive trade balance; Málaga, with 1.408 million (7.7%) and a 1.9% increase to historic levels; while Jaén, with 607 million (3%), records a slight 1.8% decrease but maintains a positive trade balance.
These data are derived from the figures of the Foreign Trade Statistics of the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Tourism prepared for Andalusia by the Observatory for the Internationalization of the Andalusian Economy of Andalucía TRADE.
