Overview In Fourth Quarter 2023 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur exported €6.88B and imported €13.7B, resulting in a negative trade balance of €6.77B. Between Fourth Quarter 2022 and Fourth Quarter 2023 the exports of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur have decreased by $-307M (-4.27%) from €7.19B to €6.88B, while imports decreased by €-2.4B (-14.9%) from €16B to €13.7B.
Trade In Fourth Quarter 2023, the top exports of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur were Petroleum refining products (€636M), Other basic organic chemicals (€552M), Aircraft and spacecraft (€418M), Essential oils (€401M), and Basic steel products and ferroalloys (€386M). In Fourth Quarter 2023 the top imports of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur were Crude oil (€3.41B), Natural gas, liquefied or gaseous (€1.6B), Petroleum refining products (€1.1B), Ships and floating structures (€568M), and Other basic organic chemicals (€342M).
Destinations In Fourth Quarter 2023, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur exported mostly to Italy (€816M), Spain (€699M), United States (€503M), Germany (€440M), and Belgium (€343M), and imported mostly from United States (€1.8B), Algeria (€1.59B), China (€938M), Italy (€926M), and Kazakhstan (€726M).
Growth In Fourth Quarter 2023, the decrease in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by an decrease in exports to Rest of the world (€-237M or -79.9%), Spain (€-98.1M or -12.3%), and Italy (€-64.2M or -7.29%), and product exports decrease in Petroleum refining products (€-254M or -28.6%), Basic steel products and ferroalloys (€-193M or -33.3%), and Precious metals (€-34.6M or -88.9%). In Fourth Quarter 2023, the decrease in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by an decrease in imports from Saudi Arabia (€-506M or -64.8%), United States (€-447M or -19.9%), and Angola (€-392M or -84.5%), and product imports decrease in Natural gas, liquefied or gaseous (€-1.4B or -46.6%), Petroleum refining products (€-888M or -44.6%), and Coal (€-91.8M or -60.8%).