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France Balance of Trade
Last Release
Apr 30, 2025
Actual
-7,968.5
Units In
EUR Million
Previous
-6,248
Frequency
Monthly
Next Release
Jul 04, 2025
Time to Release
26 Days 0 Hours
Highest | Lowest | Average | Date Range | Source |
2,674 Oct 1997 | -17,486.7 Sep 2022 | -1,971.53 EUR Million | 1970-2025 | N/A |
Since 2004, France has been recording trade deficits due the gradual erosion of the export-oriented industry, the appreciation of the euro and the increasing dependency on imports of energy and manufactured products. In 2017, the biggest trade deficits were recorded with: China & Hong Kong, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and Belgium; while the biggest trade surpluses were recorded with: the Middle East, the UK, Africa and Switzerland.
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France’s trade deficit widened to €8 billion in April 2025 from an upwardly revised €6.3 billion in March, exceeding market expectations of a €6 billion gap. This marks the largest trade shortfall since last September, as exports dropped 5.9% month-over-month to €49.3 billion, weighed down by a sharp decline in sales of refined petroleum products and coke (-17.6%), as well as transport equipment (-17.4%). Exports fell across most regions, including the EU (-3.2%), Africa (-1.9%), the Americas (-5.3%), and Asia (-5.4%), while exports to the Middle East increased (+4%). Meanwhile, imports declined at a slower pace of 2.4% to €57.2 billion, due largely to reduced purchases of natural hydrocarbons (-20.8%) and refined petroleum products and coke (-11.3%). Regionally, imports fell from the EU (-0.6%), Africa (-10.8%), the Middle East (-1.3%), and Asia (-4.1%), while imports from the Americas rose (+1.9%).
France Balance of Trade History
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