France recorded a trade deficit of 6575.80 EUR Million in September of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - France Balance of Trade - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Key information about France's Trade Balance

• France's Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 7.7 USD bn in Sep 2025, compared with a deficit of 6.0 USD bn in the previous month
• France's Trade Balance data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2000 to Sep 2025, with an averaged value of -6.8 USD bn
• The data reached an all-time high of 1.6 USD bn in Dec 2003 and a record low of -16.3 USD bn in Sep 2022

• In the latest reports, France's Total Exports reached 60.9 USD bn in Sep 2025, an increase of 3.5% YoY (year-on-year)
• Total Imports recorded 68.7 USD bn in Sep 2025, an increase of 3.5% YoY (year-on-year)

The statistic shows the trade balance of goods (exports minus imports of goods) in France from 2014 to 2024. A positive value means a trade surplus, a negative trade balance means a trade deficit. In 2024, the trade deficit of goods in France amounted to about ****** billion U.S. dollars.

The statistic shows the trade balance of services (exports minus imports of services) in France from 2014 to 2024. A positive value means a trade surplus, a negative trade balance means a trade deficit. In 2024, the trade surplus of services in France amounted to about ***** billion U.S. dollars.

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This statistic represents France's foreign trade balance from 1949 to 2024, in billion euros. The French external trade balance reached its lowest level in 2022, at -72.5 billion euros.

France - Balance of trade was EUR-7329.80 Million in August of 2025, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for France - Balance of trade - last updated from the EUROSTAT on November of 2025. Historically, France - Balance of trade reached a record high of EUR-6481.90 Million in December of 2024 and a record low of EUR-20027.00 Million in August of 2022.

Overview with Chart & Report: Trade Balance shows the difference between export and import of goods and services in France in the reported month. A positive balance value indicates a trade surplus, while a negative one hints at a

In 2024, the French trade balance showed strong variations depending on the sector*. Indeed, while the energy sectors such as hydrocarbons had a trade deficit of more than ** billion euros, other sectors such as aeronautics recorded a profit of more than ** billion euros. The perfume and cosmetics sector in France was also largely profitable, with a surplus of **** billion euros that same year.

In 2024, the value of exports from France amounted to approximately ***** billion euros, while imports to the country amounted to around ***** billion euros, resulting in a trade deficit of around ** billion euros this year.

The balance of trade of EU member states for intra-EU trade shows us which states are the exporters and which states are the importers throughout the union. Over the period since 2002, France has consistently been the country which runs the largest trade deficit (when imports are greater than exports) with the rest of the EU, while the Netherlands has consistently run the largest trade surplus (exports greater than imports). The two most significant shifts that have occurred over this period has been the transformation of Germany from an exporter to an importer (although this only applies within the EU) and the rise of Belgium, Poland, and Czechia as export powers.

Monthly and long-term France Trade data: historical series and analyst forecasts curated by FocusEconomics.

France Trade Balance: Manufacturing data was reported at -2,611.000 EUR mn in Oct 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of -4,086.000 EUR mn for Sep 2018. France Trade Balance: Manufacturing data is updated monthly, averaging -2,055.000 EUR mn from Jan 2000 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 226 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,524.000 EUR mn in Oct 2001 and a record low of -8,255.000 EUR mn in Jan 2017. France Trade Balance: Manufacturing data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.JA001: Trade Statistics: NAF rev 2.

France: Trade balance, billion USD: The latest value from 2024 is -3.82 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from -41.94 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 4.90 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 109 countries. Historically, the average for France from 1975 to 2024 is -3.38 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, -70.15 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 2022 while the maximum of 43.52 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 1997.

France - International trade: Trade balance was EUR-102640.60 Million in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for France - International trade: Trade balance - last updated from the EUROSTAT on November of 2025. Historically, France - International trade: Trade balance reached a record high of EUR-58098.40 Million in December of 2015 and a record low of EUR-193143.70 Million in December of 2022.

In 2022, many sectors of the agri-food industry had a trade deficit. The seafood sector was the most in deficit, with a trade balance deficit of *** billion euros. At the other end of the trade balance scale, processed products such as beverages showed a surplus of more than ** billion euro that year.

FR: Trade Balance: Emerging and Developing Economies: Emerging and Developing Asia: Micronesia, Federated States of data was reported at 0.746 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.015 USD mn for 2016. FR: Trade Balance: Emerging and Developing Economies: Emerging and Developing Asia: Micronesia, Federated States of data is updated yearly, averaging 0.031 USD mn from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2017, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.398 USD mn in 2002 and a record low of -0.087 USD mn in 2003. FR: Trade Balance: Emerging and Developing Economies: Emerging and Developing Asia: Micronesia, Federated States of data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.IMF.DOT: Trade Balance: by Country: Annual.

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FR: Trade Balance: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europe: CIS: Tajikistan data was reported at 3.507 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 15.074 USD mn for 2016. FR: Trade Balance: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europe: CIS: Tajikistan data is updated yearly, averaging -3.595 USD mn from Dec 1992 (Median) to 2017, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15.074 USD mn in 2016 and a record low of -16.434 USD mn in 1997. FR: Trade Balance: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europe: CIS: Tajikistan data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.IMF.DOT: Trade Balance: by Country: Annual.

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