How does France rank for value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp?

France ranks 115th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.

Is value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp rising or falling in France?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in France

Name: Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in France
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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France: Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP was 0.2764 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.2764 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 3.4%

World rank

115th

of 170 countries

All-time high

0.6208 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1970

All-time low

0.2014 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1995

Years of data

1960–2025

Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in France, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

France recorded 0.2764 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP for value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in 2025.

That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in France peaked at 0.6208 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.2014 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1995.

France ranks 115th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.

Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in France, year by year

Annual values for Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in France, 1960 to 2025.
Year	constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.5477 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.5422 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
1962	0.518 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
1963	0.5217 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
1964	0.5427 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
1965	0.5149 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
1966	0.5289 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
1967	0.5376 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
1968	0.5513 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
1969	0.6059 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.9%
1970	0.6208 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
1971	0.5947 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
1972	0.5559 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
1973	0.4922 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.5%
1974	0.4821 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
1975	0.3476 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.9%
1976	0.3987 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.7%
1977	0.3677 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
1978	0.3105 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.5%
1979	0.2776 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
1980	0.2559 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
1981	0.2883 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.7%
1982	0.3147 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.2%
1983	0.3199 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
1984	0.3477 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.7%
1985	0.3494 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1986	0.2667 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.7%
1987	0.2381 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.7%
1988	0.2373 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
1989	0.2551 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.5%
1990	0.2164 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.2%
1991	0.223 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.0%
1992	0.2055 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
1993	0.21 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
1994	0.2166 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
1995	0.2014 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
1996	0.2056 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
1997	0.2444 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.9%
1998	0.2654 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.6%
1999	0.2851 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.4%
2000	0.3575 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.4%
2001	0.3632 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
2002	0.3413 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
2003	0.2794 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.1%
2004	0.2576 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
2005	0.2634 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
2006	0.2635 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
2007	0.2426 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
2008	0.2229 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
2009	0.2201 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
2010	0.2438 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.8%
2011	0.238 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
2012	0.2555 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
2013	0.2501 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
2014	0.2566 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
2015	0.3181 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.0%
2016	0.3265 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
2017	0.3254 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
2018	0.3124 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
2019	0.3254 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.1%
2020	0.2936 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.8%
2021	0.2837 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
2022	0.3284 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.7%
2023	0.2995 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.8%
2024	0.2861 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
2025	0.2764 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.4%

France compared with similar countries

France's 0.2764 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4035 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 68% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
France's 0.2764 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4023 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 69% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.5411 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5149 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6059 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.4448 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2776 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6208 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.2873 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2373 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3494 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.2274 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2014 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2851 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.2811 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2201 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3632 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.2852 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.238 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3265 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.2946 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2764 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3284 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near France

112 Tajikistan 0.2825 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
113 Congo 0.2807 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
114 Rwanda 0.2779 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
116 Chile 0.2712 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
117 Canada 0.2674 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
118 Costa Rica 0.267 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 40.29 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions

What is value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in France?: Value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in France was 0.2764 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp recorded in France?: The highest recorded value was 0.6208 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
What is the lowest value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp recorded in France?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2014 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995.
How does France rank for value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp?: France ranks 115th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
Is value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp rising or falling in France?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this France data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Value of imported goods and services divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator: Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 170 places, 7,393 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 21 September 2026

Value of imported goods and services divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.