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2023
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Exports $51.2BRnk 3 / 219
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Top Product $4.75BGas Turbines
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Exports $42.9BRnk 10 / 220
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Top Product $7.5BGas Turbines
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.34Rnk 16 / 132
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.5Rnk 10 / 132
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GDP$3.05TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH8.37%CURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH64.2%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $44,691CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH4.74%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$82,769CURRENT US$
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France-United States Trade: In 2023, France exported $51.2B to United States. The main products that France exported to United States were Gas Turbines ($4.75B), Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($3.36B), and Packaged Medicaments ($3.1B). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 0.96%, from $48.8B in 2018 to $51.2B in 2023.

In 2020, France exported services to United States worth $24.8B, with Other business services ($9.46B), Transportation ($6.14B), and Royalties and license fees ($3.25B) being the largest in terms of value.

United States-France Trade: In 2023, United States exported $42.9B to France. The main products that United States exported to France were Gas Turbines ($7.5B), Crude Petroleum ($6.08B), and Petroleum Gas ($5.74B). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to France have increased at an annualized rate of 3.53%,  from $36.1B in 2018 to $42.9B in 2023.

In 2017, United States exported services to France worth $19.9B, with Travel ($4.4B), Other business services ($4.14B), and Financial services ($3.12B) 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, United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.5), and 2 in total exports ($1.86T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, France exported $51.2B to United States. The main products exported from France to United States were Gas Turbines ($4.75B), Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($3.36B), and Packaged Medicaments ($3.1B). During the last 5 years the exports of France to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 0.96%, from $48.8B in 2018 to $51.2B in 2023.

In 2018, United States exported $42.9B to France. The main products exported from United States to France were Gas Turbines ($7.5B), Crude Petroleum ($6.08B), and Petroleum Gas ($5.74B). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to France have increased at an annualized rate of 3.53%, from $36.1B in 2023 to $42.9B in 2018.

Exports from France (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2023)

Exports from United States (Flag) to France (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between France (Flag) and United States (Flag)

France Exports

United States Exports

Market Competitiveness

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France
Top DestinationGermany$72.8B
United States
Top DestinationCanada$269B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from France than United States included Italy ($56.3B), Belgium ($49.2B), and Spain ($43B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from United States than France included Canada ($269B), Mexico ($243B), and China ($154B).

Difference in imports from United States (Flag) and France (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage France - United States

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, France had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Machines ($11.9B), Chemical Products ($11B), and Transportation ($7.44B).

During 2018, United States had a large net trade with France in the exports of Mineral Products ($13.7B), Machines ($13.5B), and Chemical Products ($4.48B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential France United States+$888MPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential United States France+$1.09BRefined 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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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

Product Space of France (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2023)

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