China vs France: 2023 Trade Comparison

Side-by-side stats from CEPII BACI. Bold values mark the larger figure.

ChinaMetricFrance
$3.41TTotal exports$631.05B
$2.13TTotal imports$773.47B
$1.29TTrade balance$-142.42B
$5.54TTotal trade volume$1.40T
#1Global export rank#7
#2Global import rank#4

Direct trade between China and France

ChinaFrance
$44.56B
FranceChina
$27.79B

China top exports

  • Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$223.55B
  • portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$118.95B
  • lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)$69.67B
  • machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus$65.42B
  • memories$49.99B

France top exports

  • of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg$25.19B
  • consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$18.14B
  • in gaseous state, natural gas$11.15B
  • n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)$10.01B
  • preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals$9.57B

Shared top trade partners

Both countries appear as major export destinations for 3 of the same partners:

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