Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) in France
France: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) was 23.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in France, 1960–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for value of imported goods as a share of gdp in France is 23.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in France peaked at 29.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 1967.
France ranks 137th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.5% | — |
| 1961 | 7.3% | -3.0% |
| 1962 | 7.3% | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 7.4% | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 7.8% | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 7.3% | -5.9% |
| 1966 | 7.7% | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 7.3% | -5.4% |
| 1968 | 7.3% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 8.1% | +11.1% |
| 1970 | 8.6% | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 8.5% | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 8.8% | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 9.3% | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 13.1% | +40.7% |
| 1975 | 10.7% | -18.0% |
| 1976 | 12.4% | +15.2% |
| 1977 | 12.5% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 11.6% | -7.2% |
| 1979 | 12.7% | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 14.5% | +14.0% |
| 1981 | 15.0% | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 14.9% | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 14.1% | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 14.7% | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 14.5% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 11.7% | -19.0% |
| 1987 | 11.8% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 12.1% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 13.0% | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 16.5% | +26.8% |
| 1991 | 16.2% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 15.2% | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 13.8% | -9.0% |
| 1994 | 14.7% | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 15.3% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 15.2% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 16.6% | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 17.3% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 20.9% | +20.6% |
| 2000 | 24.6% | +17.8% |
| 2001 | 23.8% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 21.8% | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 21.5% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 22.1% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 22.7% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 23.2% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 23.7% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 24.4% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 20.7% | -14.9% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 25.1% | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 25.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 24.2% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 23.6% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 23.3% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 23.9% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 24.3% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 24.0% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 21.9% | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 24.1% | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 29.3% | +21.8% |
| 2023 | 25.6% | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 23.6% | -7.8% |
| 2025 | 23.3% | -1.3% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 23.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 30.4%, 77% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- France's 23.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 38.0%, 61% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +40.7% | 9.3% | 13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.5% | 7.3% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.8% | 8.5% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.6% | 11.7% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.2% | 13.8% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 20.7% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 22.9% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.6% | 21.9% | 29.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods as a share of gdp in France?
- Value of imported goods as a share of gdp in France was 23.3% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 1967.
- How does France rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- France ranks 137th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).