History starts
January 2017
History ends
August 2026
Frequency
Monthly observations
Unit
EUR

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12 observations · January 2018 to December 2018

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Date or periodValue · EURSource
January 2018−EUR 6.79 billionNational Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE); French Customs
February 2018−EUR 4.94 billionNational Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE); French Customs
March 2018−EUR 3.92 billionNational Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE); French Customs
April 2018−EUR 4.82 billionNational Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE); French Customs
May 2018−EUR 6.37 billionNational Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE); French Customs
June 2018−EUR 5.42 billionNational Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE); French Customs
July 2018−EUR 4.68 billionNational Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE); French Customs
August 2018−EUR 5.39 billionNational Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE); French Customs
September 2018−EUR 5.4 billionNational Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE); French Customs
October 2018−EUR 5.32 billionNational Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE); French Customs
November 2018−EUR 5.08 billionNational Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE); French Customs
December 2018−EUR 4.85 billionNational Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE); French Customs

France trade balance history by year

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France trade balance history by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
2026 (to date)−EUR 5.82 billion−EUR 2.48 billionJanuary 2026−EUR 7.62 billionMay 2026▼ −3.65B
2025−EUR 5.45 billion−EUR 2.29 billionOctober 2025−EUR 6.95 billionJune 2025▲ +2.96B
2024−EUR 6.53 billion−EUR 4.28 billionDecember 2024−EUR 8.21 billionSeptember 2024▲ +2.96B
2023−EUR 8.07 billion−EUR 5.64 billionNovember 2023−EUR 12.75 billionJanuary 2023▲ +6.48B
2022−EUR 13.33 billion−EUR 8.56 billionJanuary 2022−EUR 15.69 billionJuly 2022▼ −6.24B
2021−EUR 7.09 billion−EUR 4.91 billionJanuary 2021−EUR 11.98 billionDecember 2021▼ −7.06B
2020−EUR 5.3 billion−EUR 2.32 billionMarch 2020−EUR 7.46 billionJune 2020▲ +1.75B
2019−EUR 4.81 billion−EUR 3.18 billionMay 2019−EUR 5.41 billionNovember 2019▲ +224.00M
2018−EUR 5.25 billion−EUR 3.92 billionMarch 2018−EUR 6.79 billionJanuary 2018▲ +1.94B
2017−EUR 4.89 billion−EUR 3.34 billionDecember 2017−EUR 7.54 billionJanuary 2017▲ +4.19B

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National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE); French Customs
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