France vs United Kingdom: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- France
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 84.2% against 83.7% in France, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.
France ranks 47th and United Kingdom ranks 44th of 206 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.0% | 74.6% | 3.6% | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 78.2% | 79.1% | 1.0% | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 80.8% | 85.9% | 5.0% | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 86.4% | 89.5% | 3.1% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 86.3% | 89.8% | 3.5% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 82.2% | 85.0% | 2.8% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 83.7% | 83.9% | 0.2% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, France or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 84.2% against 83.7% in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between France and United Kingdom?
- 0.5%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- France ranks 47th and United Kingdom ranks 44th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.