Merchandise trade in France
France: Merchandise trade was 43.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in France, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise trade in France stood at 43.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in France peaked at 51.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 1962.
That places France 130th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in France, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 21.2% | — |
| 1961 | 20.7% | -2.4% |
| 1962 | 19.7% | -5.0% |
| 1963 | 20.1% | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 20.6% | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 20.4% | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 20.9% | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 20.3% | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 20.9% | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 23.2% | +10.7% |
| 1970 | 25.3% | +9.2% |
| 1971 | 25.6% | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 26.5% | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 28.4% | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 35.1% | +23.5% |
| 1975 | 30.0% | -14.6% |
| 1976 | 32.8% | +9.6% |
| 1977 | 33.4% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 32.1% | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 34.1% | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 36.1% | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 37.3% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 36.7% | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 36.3% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 38.5% | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 38.4% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 33.3% | -13.3% |
| 1987 | 33.1% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 34.3% | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 36.6% | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 35.9% | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 35.7% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 34.2% | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 33.4% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 35.8% | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 37.0% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 37.5% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 40.5% | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 42.0% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 43.1% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 49.0% | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 47.6% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 44.3% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 43.1% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 43.8% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 44.1% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 44.8% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 44.8% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 45.5% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 38.7% | -15.0% |
| 2010 | 42.9% | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 45.9% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 46.3% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 44.8% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 44.0% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 44.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 43.3% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 44.6% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 45.2% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 45.0% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 40.4% | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 43.8% | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 51.7% | +17.9% |
| 2023 | 47.1% | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 44.1% | -6.5% |
| 2025 | 43.7% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.8% | 19.7% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 30.3% | 25.3% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.1% | 33.1% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.5% | 33.4% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.6% | 38.7% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.6% | 42.9% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 40.4% | 51.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
More private sector data for France
- Food imports 10.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 72.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 786.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 78.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 683.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 9,940 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2029 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 11,444 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in France?
- Merchandise trade in France was 43.7% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 51.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 1962.
- How does France rank for merchandise trade?
- France ranks 130th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.