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Trade as a share of GDP in France

Trade as a share of GDP in France was 67.2% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.9 pts from 2024. That is the 26th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

202567.2%
Change on 2024-0.9 pts
Rank26th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high762022
Series low26.31962

Trade as a share of GDP in France, 1960 to 2025

2030405060708019601970198019902000201020251960: 28.4 %1961: 27.9 %1962: 26.3 %1963: 26.4 %1964: 27.3 %1965: 27.2 %1966: 27.9 %1967: 28 %1968: 28.3 %1969: 30.4 %1970: 32.9 %1971: 33.5 %1972: 34 %1973: 36 %1974: 44.2 %1975: 38.4 %1976: 41.4 %1977: 42.4 %1978: 41.1 %1979: 42.6 %1980: 45.2 %1981: 47.3 %1982: 47.1 %1983: 47 %1984: 49.4 %1985: 48.9 %1986: 42.5 %1987: 42 %1988: 43.2 %1989: 46 %1990: 44.6 %1991: 45 %1992: 44 %1993: 41.7 %1994: 43.8 %1995: 45.4 %1996: 46.1 %1997: 49.8 %1998: 51.4 %1999: 51.7 %2000: 57.8 %2001: 56.9 %2002: 55.1 %2003: 52.6 %2004: 53.7 %2005: 55.8 %2006: 57.9 %2007: 58.2 %2008: 59.2 %2009: 52.2 %2010: 56.6 %2011: 60.6 %2012: 61.7 %2013: 61.8 %2014: 62.2 %2015: 63.5 %2016: 63.3 %2017: 65.4 %2018: 66.8 %2019: 66.4 %2020: 58.8 %2021: 63.8 %2022: 76 %2023: 70.6 %2024: 68.1 %2025: 67.2 %
%. Source: World Bank, Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202567.2
202468.1
202370.6
202276
202163.8
202058.8
201966.4
201866.8
201765.4
201663.3
201563.5
201462.2
201361.8
201261.7
201160.6
201056.6
200952.2
200859.2
200758.2
200657.9
200555.8
200453.7
200352.6
200255.1
200156.9
200057.8
199951.7
199851.4
199749.8
199646.1
199545.4
199443.8
199341.7
199244
199145
199044.6
198946
198843.2
198742
198642.5
198548.9
198449.4
198347
198247.1
198147.3
198045.2
197942.6
197841.1
197742.4
197641.4
197538.4
197444.2
197336
197234
197133.5
197032.9
196930.4
196828.3
196728
196627.9
196527.2
196427.3
196326.4
196226.3
196127.9
196028.4

Rankings

Definition

Sum of exports and imports of goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. World Bank series.

Can exceed 100%, because exports and imports are both counted against GDP, which is only value added. Small open economies with large re-export or transit trade reach several hundred percent.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the trade as a share of GDP in France?

Trade as a share of GDP in France was 67.2% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.9 pts from 2024. That is the 26th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest trade as a share of GDP in France?

76% in 2022, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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