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Critical minerals: France and United States

First country

Second country

In 2025, France sold USD 42.5 million of critical minerals and metals to United States and bought USD 173 million from it.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in critical minerals and metals grew 116 percent, from USD 100 million in 2019 to USD 216 million in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, United States sold USD 173 million of critical minerals and metals, against USD 42.5 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 States: critical minerals and metals

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

2019: 15.3Low 13 / High 42.52025: 42.5

201915.3
202013
202115.1
202219.1
202338.4
202424.5
202542.5

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 States: critical minerals and metals

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

2019: 84.8Low 70.2 / High 175.42025: 173.5

201984.8
202070.2
202171
2022126.4
2023175.4
2024165.8
2025173.5

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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