France vs North America: Merchandise imports from high-income economies
Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time
- France
- North America
How they compare
France currently reports 83.2% against 55.6% in North America, a difference of 27.6%.
That makes France's figure about 1.5 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North America ahead.
France ranks 31st and North America ranks 30th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 6 and North America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.5% | 77.4% | 5.9% | North America |
| 1970s | 81.5% | 78.5% | 3.0% | France |
| 1980s | 84.1% | 79.3% | 4.8% | France |
| 1990s | 87.4% | 74.7% | 12.8% | France |
| 2000s | 86.9% | 62.0% | 24.9% | France |
| 2010s | 84.0% | 54.4% | 29.6% | France |
| 2020s | 83.1% | 54.2% | 28.9% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, France or North America?
- France, at 83.2% against 55.6% in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between France and North America?
- 27.6%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and North America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do France and North America rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- France ranks 31st and North America ranks 30th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.