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About

China-France Trade: In 2022, China exported $49.8B to France. The main products that China exported to France were Broadcasting Equipment ($1.79B), Computers ($1.46B), and Seats ($1.06B). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to France have increased at an annualized rate of 1.97%, from $45.2B in 2017 to $49.8B in 2022.

In 2022, China did not export any services to France.

France-China Trade: In 2022, France exported $25.4B to China. The main products that France exported to China were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($3.4B), Trunks and Cases ($2.08B), and Beauty Products ($1.82B). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to China have increased at an annualized rate of 3.75%,  from $21.1B in 2017 to $25.4B in 2022.

In 2020, France exported services to China worth $8.22B, with Transportation ($3.34B), Other business services ($1.68B), and Construction services ($1.44B) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T). That same year, France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.3), and 8 in total exports ($608B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, China exported $49.8B to France. The main products exported from China to France were Broadcasting Equipment ($1.79B), Computers ($1.46B), and Seats ($1.06B). During the last 5 years the exports of China to France have increased at an annualized rate of 1.97%, from $45.2B in 2017 to $49.8B in 2022.

In 2017, France exported $25.4B to China. The main products exported from France to China were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($3.4B), Trunks and Cases ($2.08B), and Beauty Products ($1.82B). During the last 5 years the exports of France to China have increased at an annualized rate of 3.75%, from $21.1B in 2022 to $25.4B in 2017.

Exports from China (Flag) to France (Flag) (2022)

Exports from France (Flag) to China (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
China
Top Destination
United States$551B
France
Top Destination
Germany$78.3B

This map shows whether countries import more from China or France. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from China and France or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from China than France included United States ($551B), Hong Kong ($276B), and Japan ($178B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from France than China included Belgium ($47.8B), Switzerland ($22.3B), and Luxembourg ($3.13B).

Difference in imports from France (Flag) and China (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage China - France

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between China and France by product, considering products traded by both, China and France.

During 2022, China had a large net trade with France in the exports of Machines ($19.1B), Textiles ($5.65B), and Miscellaneous ($5.39B).

During 2017, France had a large net trade with China in the exports of Chemical Products ($5.25B), Machines ($4.37B), and Transportation ($3.95B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential China France+$1.39BTelephones
Top Product Potential France China+$598MPackaged Medicaments

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Bilateral Service Trade

In 2020, France exported services to China worth $8.22B, with Transportation ($3.34B), Other business services ($1.68B), and Construction services ($1.44B) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

Services Exports from France (Flag) to China (Flag) (2020)

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of China and France. This means that a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over France. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of France indicates it has a comparative advantage over China.

Product Space of China (Flag) and France (Flag) (2022)

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