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About

France-Canada Trade: In 2023, France exported $5.91B to Canada. The main products that France exported to Canada were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($538M), Wine ($513M), and Packaged Medicaments ($291M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Canada have increased at an annualized rate of 2.39%, from $5.25B in 2018 to $5.91B in 2023.

In 2020, France exported services to Canada worth $1.79B, with Other business services ($560M), Transportation ($508M), and Travel ($292M) being the largest in terms of value.

Canada-France Trade: In 2023, Canada exported $3.59B to France. The main products that Canada exported to France were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($580M), Iron Ore ($574M), and Gas Turbines ($483M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Canada to France have increased at an annualized rate of 1.99%,  from $3.26B in 2018 to $3.59B in 2023.

In 2020, Canada exported services to France worth $1.84B, with Computer and information services ($661M), Travel ($634M), and Transportation ($237M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2023,  France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.34), and 7 in total exports ($635B). That same year, Canada ranked 30 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.9), and 10 in total exports ($574B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, France exported $5.91B to Canada. The main products exported from France to Canada were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($538M), Wine ($513M), and Packaged Medicaments ($291M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Canada have increased at an annualized rate of 2.39%, from $5.25B in 2018 to $5.91B in 2023.

In 2018, Canada exported $3.59B to France. The main products exported from Canada to France were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($580M), Iron Ore ($574M), and Gas Turbines ($483M). During the last 5 years the exports of Canada to France have increased at an annualized rate of 1.99%, from $3.26B in 2023 to $3.59B in 2018.

Exports from France (Flag) to Canada (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Canada (Flag) to France (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between France (Flag) and Canada (Flag)

France Exports

Canada Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
France
Top Destination
Germany$72.8B
Canada
Top Destination
United States$410B

This map shows whether countries import more from France or Canada. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from France and Canada or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from France than Canada included Germany ($72.8B), Italy ($56.3B), and Belgium ($49.2B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Canada than France included United States ($410B), Mexico ($8.76B), and Japan ($13.4B).

Difference in imports from Canada (Flag) and France (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage France - Canada

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between France and Canada by product, considering products traded by both, France and Canada.

During 2023, France had a large net trade with Canada in the exports of Machines ($1.24B), Chemical Products ($1.12B), and Transportation ($1.03B).

During 2018, Canada had a large net trade with France in the exports of Mineral Products ($897M), Machines ($879M), and Transportation ($714M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential France Canada+$165MPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential Canada France+$235MCrude Petroleum

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Bilateral Service Trade

In 2020, France exported services to Canada worth $1.79B, with Other business services ($560M), Transportation ($508M), and Travel ($292M) being the largest in terms of value.

In 2020, Canada exported services to France worth $1.84B, with Computer and information services ($661M), Travel ($634M), and Transportation ($237M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

Services Exports from France (Flag) to Canada (Flag) (2020)

Services Exports from Canada (Flag) to France (Flag) (2020)

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of France and Canada. This means that a dot/product with the flag of France indicates it has a comparative advantage over Canada. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Canada indicates it has a comparative advantage over France.

Product Space of France (Flag) and Canada (Flag) (2023)

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