France vs Germany: 2023 Trade Comparison

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

FranceMetricGermany
$631.05BTotal exports$1.62T
$773.47BTotal imports$1.38T
$-142.42BTrade balance$244.80B
$1.40TTotal trade volume$3.00T
#7Global export rank#3
#4Global import rank#3

Direct trade between France and Germany

FranceGermany
$77.70B
GermanyFrance
$120.93B

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

Germany top exports

  • consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$56.63B
  • with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$49.37B
  • with only electric motor for propulsion$40.27B
  • immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale$30.11B
  • of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg$23.83B

Shared top trade partners

Both countries appear as major export destinations for 8 of the same partners:

USANetherlandsChinaItalyPolandUnited KingdomSwitzerlandBelgium