France’s trade deficit widened to €4.8 billion in December 2025 from a revised €4.0 billion in November. Imports rose 3.0% month-on-month to €57.9 billion, led by transport equipment (+10.3%), mechanical and electronic equipment (+2.1%), and refined petroleum products (+8.0%). By region, imports increased from the Middle East (+24.6%), Asia (+8.6%), the Americas (+5.6%), and the EU (+0.3%), but fell from Africa (-4.1%). Meanwhile, exports grew 1.8% to €53.1 billion, supported by mechanical and electronic equipment (+6.3%), agri-food products (+2.4%), and natural hydrocarbons (+11.1%), partially offset by declines in refined petroleum products (-10.2%), transport equipment (-2.2%), and agricultural products (-2.5%). Regionally, exports rose to the Middle East (+27.1%) and Asia (+12.1%), but fell to the Americas (-3.8%), Africa (-3.3%), and the EU (-0.4%). For the full year, the trade gap narrowed slightly to €69.6 billion from €79.0 billion in 2024. source: Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances

France recorded a trade deficit of 4843.20 EUR Million in December of 2025. Balance of Trade in France averaged -2007.23 EUR Million from 1970 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 2674.00 EUR Million in October of 1997 and a record low of -16417.60 EUR Million in September of 2022. This page provides the latest reported value for - France Balance of Trade - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. France Balance of Trade - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.

France recorded a trade deficit of 4843.20 EUR Million in December of 2025. Balance of Trade in France is expected to be -5140.00 EUR Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the France Balance of Trade is projected to trend around -5900.00 EUR Million in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-08 07:45 AM
Balance of Trade
Nov €-4.2B €-3.5B €-4.2B €-3.4B
2026-02-06 07:45 AM
Balance of Trade
Dec €-4.8B €-4B €-4.1B €-3.9B
2026-03-06 07:45 AM
Balance of Trade
Jan €-4.8B


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -4843.20 -4036.20 EUR Million Dec 2025
Current Account -557.00 -333.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Exports 53061.60 52178.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Imports 57904.80 56214.20 EUR Million Dec 2025


France Balance of Trade
Since 2004, France has been recording trade deficits due the gradual erosion of the export-oriented industry, the appreciation of the euro and the increasing dependency on imports of energy and manufactured products. The biggest trade deficits were recorded with: China, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and Belgium; while the biggest trade surpluses were recorded with: the United States, the United Kingdom, the Middle East, and Switzerland.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-4843.20 -4036.20 2674.00 -16417.60 1970 - 2025 EUR Million Monthly

News Stream
France Trade Gap Broadens in December
France’s trade deficit widened to €4.8 billion in December 2025 from a revised €4.0 billion in November. Imports rose 3.0% month-on-month to €57.9 billion, led by transport equipment (+10.3%), mechanical and electronic equipment (+2.1%), and refined petroleum products (+8.0%). By region, imports increased from the Middle East (+24.6%), Asia (+8.6%), the Americas (+5.6%), and the EU (+0.3%), but fell from Africa (-4.1%). Meanwhile, exports grew 1.8% to €53.1 billion, supported by mechanical and electronic equipment (+6.3%), agri-food products (+2.4%), and natural hydrocarbons (+11.1%), partially offset by declines in refined petroleum products (-10.2%), transport equipment (-2.2%), and agricultural products (-2.5%). Regionally, exports rose to the Middle East (+27.1%) and Asia (+12.1%), but fell to the Americas (-3.8%), Africa (-3.3%), and the EU (-0.4%). For the full year, the trade gap narrowed slightly to €69.6 billion from €79.0 billion in 2024.
2026-02-06
France Trade Deficit Widens in November
France’s trade deficit widened to €4.2 billion in November 2025 from a revised €3.5 billion in November, in line with expectations. Imports rose 2% month-on-month to €56.4 billion, led by agricultural products (+10.0%), mechanical equipment (+2.7%), and other industrial products (+1.8%). By region, imports increased from Africa (+32.5%), the Middle East (+14.4%), and Asia (+2.6%), but fell from the Americas (-0.7%) and the EU (-0.2%). Meanwhile, exports grew more moderately by 0.8% to €52.2 billion, supported by stronger sales of agricultural products (+2.3%), mechanical and electronic equipment (+1.3%), and transport equipment (+0.3%). These were partially offset by declines in shipments of refined petroleum products (-12.3%), agri-food products (-0.3%), and publishing and communication products (-2.7%). Regionally, exports rose to the EU (+2.9%), Africa (+3.6%), and the Americas (+12.0%), but fell to the Middle East (-28.6%) and Asia (-3.0%).
2026-01-08
France Trade Gap Smallest in 10 Months
France’s trade deficit narrowed sharply to €3.9 billion in October 2025 from €6.4 billion in September, well below expectations of €6.8 billion and marking the smallest gap since December 2024. Exports slipped 0.5% month-on-month to €51.7 billion, weighed down by lower sales of agricultural and aquaculture products (-3.0%), mechanical and electronic equipment (-3.8%), and other industrial goods (-1.8%). By region, exports fell to the EU (-4.9%), the Americas (-6.4%), and Africa (-1.8%), while shipments surged to the Middle East (+65.5%) and Asia (+6.2%). Meanwhile, imports declined at a faster 4.6% to a four-year low of €55.6 billion, with broad-based drops across most categories, including natural hydrocarbons (-23.8%), agricultural products (-7.5%), transport equipment (-3.8%), and refined petroleum (-3.1%). Regionally, imports decreased across all major partners, the EU (-3.6%), Africa (-2.1%), the Americas (-10.1%), Asia (-4.5%), and the Middle East (-14.5%).
2025-12-05