Strategic Lens

Trade in goods: China and France

First country

Second country

In 2025, China sold USD 48.5 billion of goods to France and bought USD 36.2 billion from it.

Benefits

  • BothTrade in goods runs both ways in similar amounts: China sold USD 48.5 billion and France sold USD 36.2 billion in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothThe two countries' customs reports differ on goods sold by China to France in 2025: China reports USD 48.5 billion and France reports USD 84.3 billion.

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

China's exports to France: goods

USD billion · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by China

2019: 33.33Low 33.33 / High 48.462025: 48.46

201933.33
202037.34
202145.96
202246.14
202342.11
202445.01
202548.46

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

China's imports from France: goods

USD billion · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by China

2019: 32.59Low 29.71 / High 38.732025: 36.18

201932.59
202029.71
202138.73
202235.58
202337.33
202435.17
202536.18

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026