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Critical minerals: France and United Kingdom

First country

Second country

In 2025, France sold USD 19.5 million of critical minerals and metals to United Kingdom and bought USD 135 million from it.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in critical minerals and metals grew 82 percent, from USD 85.0 million in 2019 to USD 155 million in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, United Kingdom sold USD 135 million of critical minerals and metals, against USD 19.5 million the other way.

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

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

France's exports to United Kingdom: critical minerals and metals

USD million · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by France

2019: 19.8Low 13.8 / High 27.92025: 19.5

201919.8
202013.8
202123.2
202227.9
202325
202420
202519.5

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

France's imports from United Kingdom: critical minerals and metals

USD million · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by France

2019: 65.3Low 57.9 / High 135.12025: 135.1

201965.3
202057.9
202164.9
202283.3
2023104.9
2024106
2025135.1

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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