Strategic Lens

Energy: France and United States

First country

Second country

In 2025, France sold USD 702 million of mineral fuels and oils to United States and bought USD 17.1 billion from it.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in mineral fuels and oils grew about 3.3 times, from USD 5.47 billion in 2019 to USD 17.8 billion in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, United States sold USD 17.1 billion of mineral fuels and oils, against USD 702 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: mineral fuels and oils

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

2019: 0.7Low 0.7 / High 1.682025: 0.7

20190.7
20200.72
20211.65
20221.68
20231.51
20240.93
20250.7

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: mineral fuels and oils

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

2019: 4.77Low 3.76 / High 26.632025: 17.12

20194.77
20203.76
20216.16
202226.63
202316.46
202415.43
202517.12

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026