Greece (GRC) and France (FRA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Greece-France Trade: In 2023, Greece exported $1.44B to France. The main products that Greece exported to France were Packaged Medicaments ($245M), Copper Pipes ($88.6M), and Non-fillet Fresh Fish ($81.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Greece to France have increased at an annualized rate of 3.22%, from $1.23B in 2018 to $1.44B in 2023.

In 2020, Greece exported services to France worth $865M, with Travel ($422M), Transportation ($180M), and Other business services ($130M) being the largest in terms of value.

France-Greece Trade: In 2023, France exported $3.85B to Greece. The main products that France exported to Greece were Packaged Medicaments ($408M), Cars ($320M), and Refined Petroleum ($182M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Greece have increased at an annualized rate of 6.16%, from $2.53B in 2018 to $3.85B in 2023.

In 2020, France exported services to Greece worth $409M, with Other business services ($190M), Transportation ($75.4M), and Insurance services ($53.7M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2023, Greece ranked 46 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.4), and 56 in total exports ($53.3B). That same year, France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.34), and 7 in total exports ($635B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, Greece exported $1.44B to France. The main products exported from Greece to France were Packaged Medicaments ($245M), Copper Pipes ($88.6M), and Non-fillet Fresh Fish ($81.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of Greece to France have increased at an annualized rate of 3.22%, from $1.23B in 2018 to $1.44B in 2023.

In 2018, France exported $3.85B to Greece. The main products exported from France to Greece were Packaged Medicaments ($408M), Cars ($320M), and Refined Petroleum ($182M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Greece have increased at an annualized rate of 6.16%, from $2.53B in 2023 to $3.85B in 2018.

Exports from Greece () to France () (2023)

Exports from France () to Greece () (2023)

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Trade between Greece () and France ()

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Greece
Top DestinationItaly$6.21B

France
Top DestinationGermany$72.8B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Greece than France included Cyprus ($3.03B), Lebanon ($1.78B), and Libya ($1.71B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from France than Greece included Germany ($72.8B), Italy ($56.3B), and United States ($51.2B).

Difference in imports from France () and Greece () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Greece - France

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

During 2023, Greece had a large net trade with France in the exports of Chemical Products ($376M), Metals ($276M), and Animal Products ($193M).

During 2018, France had a large net trade with Greece in the exports of Chemical Products ($1.04B), Transportation ($611M), and Machines ($402M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Greece France+$149MRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential France Greece+$52.8MPackaged 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

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In 2020, Greece exported services to France worth $865M, with Travel ($422M), Transportation ($180M), and Other business services ($130M) being the largest in terms of value.

In 2020, France exported services to Greece worth $409M, with Other business services ($190M), Transportation ($75.4M), and Insurance services ($53.7M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

Services Exports from Greece () to France () (2020)

Services Exports from France () to Greece () (2020)

Service Trade

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Competitive Landscape

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Greece () to France () (2023)

Exports from France () to Greece () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Greece () and France ()

Greece Exports

France Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from France () and Greece () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Greece - France

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Bilateral Service Trade

Services Exports from Greece () to France () (2020)

Services Exports from France () to Greece () (2020)

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Greece () and France () (2023)

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