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About

France-Iran Trade: In 2022, France exported $1.73B to Iran. The main products that France exported to Iran were Barley ($68M), Medical Instruments ($33.6M), and Unpackaged Medicaments ($21.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Iran have increased at an annualized rate of 25.9%, from $548M in 2017 to $1.73B in 2022.

In 2009, France exported services to Iran worth $209M, with Services not allocated ($104M), Transportation ($41.8M), and Royalties and license fees ($30.3M) being the largest in terms of value.

Iran-France Trade: In 2022, Iran exported $2.62B to France. The main products that Iran exported to France were Spices ($3.88M), Other Nuts ($2.28M), and Grapes ($2.06M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Iran to France have increased at an annualized rate of 13.6%,  from $1.39B in 2017 to $2.62B in 2022.

In 2022, Iran 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, Iran ranked 60 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.072), and 86 in total exports ($15.9B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, France exported $1.73B to Iran. The main products exported from France to Iran were Barley ($68M), Medical Instruments ($33.6M), and Unpackaged Medicaments ($21.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Iran have increased at an annualized rate of 25.9%, from $548M in 2017 to $1.73B in 2022.

In 2017, Iran exported $2.62B to France. The main products exported from Iran to France were Spices ($3.88M), Other Nuts ($2.28M), and Grapes ($2.06M). During the last 22 years the exports of Iran to France have increased at an annualized rate of 13.6%, from $1.39B in 1995 to $2.62B in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between France (Flag) and Iran (Flag)

France Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
France
Top Destination
Germany$78.3B
Iran
Top Destination
China$5.72B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from France than Iran included Germany ($78.3B), Italy ($56.4B), and United States ($50B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Iran than France included Armenia ($557M), Azerbaijan ($454M), and Pakistan ($762M).

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

Comparative Advantage France - Iran

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, France had a large net trade with Iran in the exports of Chemical Products ($113M), Vegetable Products ($78.5M), and Instruments ($61.2M).

During 2017, Iran had a large net trade with France in the exports of Vegetable Products ($11M), Textiles ($2.06M), and Metals ($2.06M).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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

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