EU5 How to Create Market | Europa Universalis 5
Original Guide by GamerBlurb.com | Published on 11/08/2025 at 12:41 AM CST
Starting your own market in Europa Universalis 5 is one of the best ways to control trade and boost your income. The game doesn’t explain it well, though, so finding the actual button can feel like solving a mystery.
How to Start a New Market
Switch to the Market Map Mode, then click on a location you own that you want to turn into a Market Center. From there, select the option to Create Market. It costs gold based on that province’s Market Attraction and takes about three months to complete.
Once it’s finished, nearby regions will automatically decide if they want to join your new market or stay linked to another. The decision depends on attraction, protection, and access, so capital regions with strong prestige or trade income tend to pull in more areas.
What Markets Actually Do
Markets connect local economies. Every location inside one buys and sells goods only within that market, with prices shaped by supply and demand. You can hover over any market to see what’s in surplus or short supply and which nations are trading there.
Each country gets Trade Capacity within a market that determines how much it can import or export. Your estates share profits depending on their power, and your Trade Advantage decides how early your nation gets its share of the limited goods.
Market Center Perks
Owning a Market Center gives permanent bonuses to that location and your nation.
+0.025 Migration Attraction
+250 Maximum Stockpile Capacity
+5 Supported Building Levels
+20 Trade Advantage
+25% Institution Growth
+2 Trade Capacity
It also unlocks a few unique abilities:
Embargo other nations using the same market for a 25 opinion penalty
Move your Market Center to another owned province for 800 gold
Destroy your market entirely for a 50 Stability and 25 Prestige hit
Tips for Better Trade
Build your market in a high-development or coastal region to maximize attraction.
Boost local prestige to pull in more surrounding provinces.
Keep roads and trade routes maintained to improve Market Access.
Avoid overlapping too closely with another strong nation’s market unless you can out-compete them.
Final Blurb
Creating a market in EU5 turns your nation into a trade hub. Open the Market Map Mode, build in a powerful region, and let your economy start pulling gold from the entire area. A well-placed Market Center can make you rich without firing a single shot.
FAQ
Where do I create a market
Open the Market Map Mode, click your chosen province, and select Create Market.
How long does it take
Three months of in-game time.
Can I move a market later
Yes, but it costs 800 gold to move the Market Center.
What happens if I delete a market
It’s gone permanently and costs stability and prestige to remove.
How do I make my market bigger
Improve the region’s Market Attraction by boosting prestige, development, and trade income.
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