Imports share of GDP in France
Imports into France were equal to 33.8% of GDP in 2025.
France, 2025
33.8%
Change from 2024
−0.4percentage points
European Union, 2025
45.8%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
59.1%
Imports share of GDP in France over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | France | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33.8% | 45.8% |
| 2024 | 34.2% | 46.1% |
| 2023 | 36.2% | 48.1% |
| 2022 | 39.3% | 53.4% |
| 2021 | 32.5% | 45.9% |
| 2020 | 30.3% | 42.2% |
| 2019 | 33.5% | 45.1% |
| 2018 | 33.9% | 44.5% |
| 2017 | 33.1% | 43.3% |
| 2016 | 31.8% | 41.5% |
| 2015 | 31.8% | 41.9% |
| 2014 | 31.5% | 41.1% |
| 2013 | 31.2% | 40.7% |
| 2012 | 31.3% | 41.1% |
| 2011 | 31.1% | 40.7% |
| 2010 | 28.8% | 38.1% |
| 2009 | 26.3% | 34.0% |
| 2008 | 30.0% | 39.6% |
| 2007 | 29.3% | 38.9% |
| 2006 | 28.9% | 37.9% |
| 2005 | 27.7% | 35.4% |
| 2004 | 26.2% | 33.5% |
| 2003 | 25.5% | 32.1% |
| 2002 | 26.4% | 32.5% |
| 2001 | 27.5% | 34.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 34.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 31.8%, the figure has changed by +2.0 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 45.8%.
More for France
All statistics for France
Imports share of GDP
34.2%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Exports share of GDP
33.4%
2025 · World Bank
Exports share of GDP
33.7%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Current account balance, quarterly
-0.9%
Q2 2026 · Eurostat
Trade as a share of GDP
67.2%
2025 · World Bank
Foreign direct investment inflows
1.8%
2025 · World Bank