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FR · FRA · BACI 251 · latest data 2024

Exports

$628.5B USD, nominal · 2024

= $628,520 M10.0% over 5 yrs (up)

Imports

$746.1B USD, nominal · 2024

= $746,079 M18.2% over 5 yrs (up)

Trade balancedeficit

−$117.6B USD, nominal · 2024

= −$117,559 M

Total trade

$1.37T USD, nominal · 2024

= $1,374,599 M14.3% over 5 yrs (up)

World position: #8 of 225 exporters · top 5% · #4 of 225 importers · top 5% · 2024
World export share since 1995: −2.7 pp

Trade timeline

France's exports grew from $276.8B in 1995 to $628.5B in 2024; the 2024 balance was −$117.6B.

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Exports, imports, trade balance and total trade of France per year, USD millions.
Year	Exports ($M)	Imports ($M)	Balance ($M)	Total ($M)
1995	$276,768 M	$278,013 M	−$1,245 M	$554,781 M
1996	$283,615 M	$280,031 M	$3,584 M	$563,646 M
1997	$284,615 M	$269,483 M	$15,133 M	$554,098 M
1998	$301,908 M	$289,394 M	$12,515 M	$591,302 M
1999	$303,989 M	$291,113 M	$12,876 M	$595,102 M
2000	$302,570 M	$310,724 M	−$8,154 M	$613,294 M
2001	$303,785 M	$302,027 M	$1,758 M	$605,812 M
2002	$316,195 M	$312,683 M	$3,512 M	$628,879 M
2003	$367,495 M	$367,426 M	$70 M	$734,921 M
2004	$420,353 M	$439,637 M	−$19,284 M	$859,991 M
2005	$442,361 M	$479,996 M	−$37,635 M	$922,357 M
2006	$496,187 M	$539,752 M	−$43,565 M	$1,035,939 M
2007	$550,569 M	$616,000 M	−$65,431 M	$1,166,569 M
2008	$612,538 M	$690,242 M	−$77,703 M	$1,302,780 M
2009	$484,933 M	$546,428 M	−$61,495 M	$1,031,361 M
2010	$513,025 M	$601,141 M	−$88,116 M	$1,114,166 M
2011	$581,342 M	$707,442 M	−$126,100 M	$1,288,785 M
2012	$568,602 M	$656,259 M	−$87,657 M	$1,224,861 M
2013	$575,711 M	$656,717 M	−$81,006 M	$1,232,428 M
2014	$588,659 M	$652,398 M	−$63,739 M	$1,241,057 M
2015	$511,094 M	$558,807 M	−$47,714 M	$1,069,901 M
2016	$504,672 M	$556,802 M	−$52,130 M	$1,061,474 M
2017	$541,027 M	$608,389 M	−$67,361 M	$1,149,416 M
2018	$578,545 M	$650,652 M	−$72,107 M	$1,229,197 M
2019	$571,266 M	$631,055 M	−$59,789 M	$1,202,321 M
2020	$486,750 M	$574,214 M	−$87,464 M	$1,060,964 M
2021	$577,422 M	$703,842 M	−$126,420 M	$1,281,265 M
2022	$621,026 M	$802,936 M	−$181,910 M	$1,423,962 M
2023	$634,841 M	$773,084 M	−$138,243 M	$1,407,925 M
2024	$628,520 M	$746,079 M	−$117,559 M	$1,374,599 M

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World share & rank

World export share moved from 5.5% in 1995 to 2.8% in 2024; export rank #4 → #8.

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World export and import share in percent, and world ranks, of France per year.
Year	Export share (%)	Import share (%)	Export rank	Import rank
1995	5.46%	5.49%	#4	#4
1996	5.28%	5.22%	#4	#5
1997	5.08%	4.81%	#4	#5
1998	5.44%	5.21%	#4	#4
1999	5.29%	5.06%	#5	#5
2000	4.65%	4.78%	#5	#5
2001	4.81%	4.79%	#5	#5
2002	4.78%	4.72%	#5	#5
2003	4.80%	4.80%	#5	#5
2004	4.55%	4.76%	#5	#5
2005	4.22%	4.58%	#5	#6
2006	4.11%	4.47%	#5	#6
2007	3.94%	4.40%	#5	#5
2008	3.79%	4.28%	#5	#5
2009	3.89%	4.39%	#5	#4
2010	3.41%	4.00%	#5	#5
2011	3.24%	3.94%	#6	#5
2012	3.15%	3.64%	#6	#5
2013	3.16%	3.60%	#6	#5
2014	3.21%	3.56%	#6	#6
2015	3.19%	3.48%	#6	#7
2016	3.22%	3.56%	#6	#7
2017	3.08%	3.47%	#6	#7
2018	3.03%	3.41%	#6	#6
2019	3.08%	3.41%	#6	#6
2020	2.84%	3.35%	#6	#7
2021	2.70%	3.29%	#8	#6
2022	2.57%	3.33%	#7	#5
2023	2.81%	3.42%	#7	#4
2024	2.75%	3.27%	#8	#4

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Trading partners

Germany was France's top trading partner in 2024, at 12.4% of total trade; the top five partners covered 43.0%.

Year

Top partner share: 12.4%
Top-5 share: 43.0%
Partners: 224
Partner HHI (0–1): 0.052

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Germany $70.3B

United States $54.2B

Italy $50.2B

Belgium $46.1B

Spain $40.2B

United Kingdom $38.2B

China $29.3B

Netherlands $23.1B

Switzerland $21.4B

Poland $13.8B

Türkiye $12.4B

Ireland $12.2B

Japan $10.7B

Morocco $9.9B

India $6.3B

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Top partners of France in 2024, USD millions.
Rank	Partner	Exports to ($M)	Imports from ($M)	Total ($M)	Balance ($M)
#1	Germany	$70,341 M	$100,626 M	$170,967 M	−$30,286 M
#2	Italy	$50,238 M	$57,083 M	$107,322 M	−$6,845 M
#3	China	$29,311 M	$76,916 M	$106,227 M	−$47,605 M
#4	United States	$54,183 M	$49,573 M	$103,756 M	$4,610 M
#5	Belgium	$46,111 M	$57,295 M	$103,406 M	−$11,185 M
#6	Spain	$40,151 M	$53,641 M	$93,792 M	−$13,490 M
#7	United Kingdom	$38,182 M	$28,645 M	$66,827 M	$9,538 M
#8	Netherlands	$23,092 M	$35,116 M	$58,208 M	−$12,024 M
#9	Switzerland	$21,428 M	$19,276 M	$40,704 M	$2,152 M
#10	Poland	$13,824 M	$18,873 M	$32,696 M	−$5,049 M
#11	Türkiye	$12,434 M	$11,519 M	$23,953 M	$915 M
#12	Ireland	$12,190 M	$10,207 M	$22,397 M	$1,983 M
#13	Japan	$10,745 M	$9,103 M	$19,848 M	$1,641 M
#14	Morocco	$9,886 M	$9,184 M	$19,070 M	$702 M
#15	India	$6,349 M	$11,037 M	$17,386 M	−$4,689 M

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Products & sectors

Product composition of France's trade in 2024.

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Concentration & risk

France's export partners diversified over 1995–2024 — HHI 0.071 → 0.048, a diversified export base across 222 partners in 2024.

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Export and import partner HHI (0–1) and partner counts of France per year.
Year	Export HHI	Import HHI	Export partners	Import partners
1995	0.071	0.079	203	198
1996	0.068	0.076	205	200
1997	0.066	0.073	206	201
1998	0.067	0.076	204	203
1999	0.066	0.075	207	205
2000	0.065	0.068	209	209
2001	0.065	0.069	216	219
2002	0.064	0.070	217	217
2003	0.062	0.069	216	219
2004	0.061	0.068	218	219
2005	0.061	0.067	218	215
2006	0.060	0.063	219	220
2007	0.058	0.065	220	221
2008	0.056	0.064	221	221
2009	0.054	0.064	219	221
2010	0.054	0.065	218	220
2011	0.054	0.064	218	222
2012	0.051	0.065	217	220
2013	0.052	0.066	223	225
2014	0.053	0.066	222	224
2015	0.052	0.067	222	225
2016	0.052	0.067	222	225
2017	0.050	0.064	222	225
2018	0.050	0.062	220	224
2019	0.049	0.061	219	224
2020	0.050	0.071	217	223
2021	0.049	0.071	219	223
2022	0.052	0.061	219	224
2023	0.051	0.067	219	224
2024	0.048	0.058	222	224

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