Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — all countries

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — France

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in France in 2025 — 43.65%. Ranked 124 in the world out of 189. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 22.43 pp.

2025 43.65% −0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 124of 189
Period maximum 51.66%2022
Period minimum 19.67%1962

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — France, 1960–202510203040506019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 21.22%1962: 19.67%1964: 20.56%1966: 20.9%1968: 20.92%1970: 25.27%1972: 26.49%1974: 35.08%1976: 32.84%1978: 32.12%1980: 36.12%1982: 36.74%1984: 38.46%1986: 33.25%1988: 34.29%1990: 35.86%1992: 34.22%1994: 35.83%1996: 37.53%1998: 41.98%2000: 48.98%2002: 44.29%2004: 43.75%2006: 44.77%2008: 45.55%2010: 42.89%2012: 46.33%2014: 43.97%2016: 43.27%2018: 45.25%2020: 40.41%2022: 51.66%2024: 44.06%2025: 43.65%
Change over the period: +22.43 pp Annual average: 0.35 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: France

France 43.65%
World 43.89%
Western Europe computed 76.24%
High-income countries computed 44.15%
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — France, by year France All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 43.65 −0.4 pp
2024 44.06 −3.04 pp
2023 47.09 −4.56 pp
2022 51.66 +7.83 pp
2021 43.83 +3.42 pp
2020 40.41 −4.61 pp
2019 45.01 −0.24 pp
2018 45.25 +0.65 pp
2017 44.6 +1.33 pp
2016 43.27 −0.83 pp
2015 44.1 +0.13 pp
2014 43.97 −0.86 pp
2013 44.83 −1.5 pp
2012 46.33 +0.47 pp
2011 45.86 +2.98 pp
2010 42.89 +4.16 pp
2009 38.73 −6.82 pp
2008 45.55 +0.72 pp
2007 44.83 +0.05 pp
2006 44.77 +0.64 pp
2005 44.14 +0.39 pp
2004 43.75 +0.65 pp
2003 43.1 −1.19 pp
2002 44.29 −3.29 pp
2001 47.58 −1.4 pp
2000 48.98 +5.85 pp
1999 43.13 +1.15 pp
1998 41.98 +1.47 pp
1997 40.51 +2.98 pp
1996 37.53 +0.51 pp
1995 37.02 +1.19 pp
1994 35.83 +2.43 pp
1993 33.4 −0.82 pp
1992 34.22 −1.44 pp
1991 35.66 −0.21 pp
1990 35.86 −0.76 pp
1989 36.63 +2.33 pp
1988 34.29 +1.17 pp
1987 33.13 −0.12 pp
1986 33.25 −5.11 pp
1985 38.36 −0.1 pp
1984 38.46 +2.16 pp
1983 36.3 −0.44 pp
1982 36.74 −0.59 pp
1981 37.32 +1.2 pp
1980 36.12 +1.98 pp
1979 34.15 +2.03 pp
1978 32.12 −1.29 pp
1977 33.41 +0.57 pp
1976 32.84 +2.88 pp
1975 29.96 −5.12 pp
1974 35.08 +6.67 pp
1973 28.4 +1.91 pp
1972 26.49 +0.9 pp
1971 25.59 +0.32 pp
1970 25.27 +2.12 pp
1969 23.15 +2.23 pp
1968 20.92 +0.6 pp
1967 20.32 −0.58 pp
1966 20.9 +0.53 pp
1965 20.37 −0.19 pp
1964 20.56 +0.44 pp
1963 20.12 +0.45 pp
1962 19.67 −1.04 pp
1961 20.71 −0.51 pp
1960 21.22

Western Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The sum of exports and imports of goods as a percent of GDP. It differs from trade openness in that services are not counted here, and the difference between the two indicators is exactly what shows the weight of services in a country's foreign trade. The highest values come not from large exporters but from transshipment economies — Singapore, Hong Kong, Luxembourg — where goods are brought in to be sent out again, and both flows are counted in full.

Important: Goods only. The value can exceed 100% of GDP: exports and imports are counted at the full value of the goods while GDP is counted as value added, so in transshipment economies the values run to several hundred percent.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.