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About

Japan-France Trade: In 2022, Japan exported $6.23B to France. The main products that Japan exported to France were Cars ($554M), Motorcycles and cycles ($377M), and Combustion Engines ($222M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.02%, from $7.64B in 2017 to $6.23B in 2022.

In 2009, Japan exported services to France worth $3.94B, with Services not allocated ($1.96B), Other business services ($857M), and Royalties and license fees ($496M) being the largest in terms of value.

France-Japan Trade: In 2022, France exported $6.94B to Japan. The main products that France exported to Japan were Wine ($789M), Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($552M), and Packaged Medicaments ($401M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Japan have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.22%,  from $7.76B in 2017 to $6.94B in 2022.

In 2020, France exported services to Japan worth $2.24B, with Other business services ($706M), Royalties and license fees ($507M), and Transportation ($416M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($728B). That same year, France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.3), and 8 in total exports ($608B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Japan exported $6.23B to France. The main products exported from Japan to France were Cars ($554M), Motorcycles and cycles ($377M), and Combustion Engines ($222M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.02%, from $7.64B in 2017 to $6.23B in 2022.

In 2017, France exported $6.94B to Japan. The main products exported from France to Japan were Wine ($789M), Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($552M), and Packaged Medicaments ($401M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Japan have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.22%, from $7.76B in 2022 to $6.94B in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Japan
Top Destination
United States$137B
France
Top Destination
Germany$78.3B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Japan than France included China ($135B), United States ($137B), and Chinese Taipei ($50.1B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from France than Japan included Germany ($78.3B), Italy ($56.4B), and Spain ($46.4B).

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

Comparative Advantage Japan - France

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Japan had a large net trade with France in the exports of Machines ($2.43B), Transportation ($1.46B), and Chemical Products ($961M).

During 2017, France had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Chemical Products ($1.69B), Foodstuffs ($1.22B), and Transportation ($900M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Japan France+$298MCars
Top Product Potential France Japan+$267MPackaged Medicaments

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 2009, Japan exported services to France worth $3.94B, with Services not allocated ($1.96B), Other business services ($857M), and Royalties and license fees ($496M) being the largest in terms of value.

In 2020, France exported services to Japan worth $2.24B, with Other business services ($706M), Royalties and license fees ($507M), and Transportation ($416M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

Services Exports from Japan (Flag) to France (Flag) (2009)

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

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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

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