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France-China Trade: In 2022, France exported $21.1B to China. The main products that France exported to China were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($3.4B), Trunks and Cases ($2.08B), and Beauty Products ($1.82B). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to China have increased at an annualized rate of 50%, from $2.78B in 2017 to $21.1B in 2022.

In 2020, France exported services to China worth $8.22B, with Transportation ($3.34B), Other business services ($1.68B), and Construction services ($1.44B) being the largest in terms of value.

China-France Trade: In 2022, China exported $45.2B to France. The main products that China exported to France were Broadcasting Equipment ($1.79B), Computers ($1.46B), and Seats ($1.06B). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to France have increased at an annualized rate of 60.5%,  from $4.24B in 2017 to $45.2B in 2022.

In 2022, China did not export any services to France.

Comparison: In 2022,  France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.3), and 8 in total exports ($608B). That same year, China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, France exported $21.1B to China. The main products exported from France to China were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($3.4B), Trunks and Cases ($2.08B), and Beauty Products ($1.82B). During the last 5 years the exports of France to China have increased at an annualized rate of 50%, from $2.78B in 2017 to $21.1B in 2022.

In 2017, China exported $45.2B to France. The main products exported from China to France were Broadcasting Equipment ($1.79B), Computers ($1.46B), and Seats ($1.06B). During the last 22 years the exports of China to France have increased at an annualized rate of 60.5%, from $4.24B in 1995 to $45.2B in 2017.

Exports from France (Flag) to China (Flag) (2022)

Exports from China (Flag) to France (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between France (Flag) and China (Flag)

France Exports

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
France
Top Destination
Germany$78.3B
China
Top Destination
United States$551B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from France than China included Belgium ($47.8B), Switzerland ($22.3B), and Luxembourg ($3.13B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from China than France included United States ($551B), Hong Kong ($276B), and Japan ($178B).

Difference in imports from China (Flag) and France (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage France - China

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, France had a large net trade with China in the exports of Chemical Products ($5.25B), Machines ($4.37B), and Transportation ($3.95B).

During 2017, China had a large net trade with France in the exports of Machines ($19.1B), Textiles ($5.65B), and Miscellaneous ($5.39B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential France China+$598MPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential China France+$1.39BTelephones

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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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

Product Space of France (Flag) and China (Flag) (2022)

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