Trade in services in France
France: Trade in services was 23.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in services in France, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
France recorded 23.7% for trade in services in 2025. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in France peaked at 23.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1975.
That places France 95th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Trade in services in France, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 9.0% | — |
| 1976 | 9.3% | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 10.0% | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 10.2% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 10.2% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 11.1% | +9.0% |
| 1981 | 12.6% | +13.2% |
| 1982 | 11.3% | -9.9% |
| 1983 | 11.2% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 11.6% | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 11.5% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 10.2% | -11.1% |
| 1987 | 10.0% | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 9.8% | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 10.6% | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 11.1% | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 11.6% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 11.9% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 11.9% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 10.5% | -12.0% |
| 1995 | 10.4% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 10.4% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 10.7% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 11.0% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 13.3% | +20.5% |
| 2000 | 13.3% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 13.7% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 13.1% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 20.9% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 18.4% | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 23.4% | +18.9% |
| 2023 | 23.1% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 23.5% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 23.7% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.7% | 9.0% | 10.2% | 5 |
| 1980s | 11.0% | 9.8% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.3% | 10.4% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 12.7% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 14.5% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 18.4% | 23.7% | 6 |
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- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2764 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 13,538 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -31.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -26.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 10.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0124 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 608.29 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in France?
- Trade in services in France was 23.7% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest trade in services recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1975.
- How does France rank for trade in services?
- France ranks 95th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.