General profile: France

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2021
Population
Population
Exchange rates
Exchange rate
GDP
GDP
66.913 Millions
0.845 EUR/US$
2 946 042 Millions current US$
Land area
Land area¹
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 635 933 km²
(e) 2.06 %
7.00 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+19.7 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2021
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchandise exports
463 428
523 767
506 264
584 768
Merchandise imports
504 124
611 070
570 758
714 102
Merchandise trade balance
-40 696
-87 303
-64 494
-129 335
Export structure by product group in 2021
(as % of total exports)
8 %8 %79 %79 %14 %14 %
Top 5 partners in 2021
(exports, millions of US$)
81 69546 40944 70943 45341 24681 69546 40944 70943 45341 246
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Services exports
156 639
202 306
255 711
303 028
Services imports
133 994
181 837
233 413
258 299
Services trade balance
22 644
20 469
22 298
44 729
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport
-
21.3
16.4
23.2
Travel
-
23.2
22.8
13.5
Other services
-
51.1
54.5
55.4
TRADE INDICES
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90841009999100100969596989893106110110109112110110114113969897979810010098979799102106103105106106109110111111110
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+7.0 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2021
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
GDP, current
2 200 274
2 647 972
2 444 467
2 946 042
GDP per capita, current US$
35 166
40 988
37 005
44 028
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
1.66
1.95
1.12
7.00
Current account balance, % of GDP
0.10
-0.63
-0.37
0.36
Exchange rate (/US$)
0.804
0.754
0.901
0.845
GDP by expenditure in 2020
(as % of total GDP)
53.125.123.827.929.953.125.123.827.929.9
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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-0.1 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2021
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
FDI inflows
33 233.73
13 890.09
45 364.69
14 192.89
FDI outflows
68 057.01
48 154.81
53 217.91
-2 838.58
Personal remittances, % of GDP
0.65
0.75
0.98
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
24 481.726 837.626 878.824 884.524 042.324 067.025 358.424 412.322 666.422 942.319 898.319 665.420 085.717 586.415 535.214 205.113 342.612 231.810 599.39 194.28 869.614 1934 87028 36341 83324 83323 07745 3652 67334 28016 06231 64213 89030 73337 59363 50025 32633 234-2 5747 85521 51515 94827 497FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Balance, % of GDP
0.14
-1.64
-0.40
-1.21
Balance, % of imports
0.53
-5.76
-1.23
-3.72
Normalized balance
0.003
-0.030
-0.006
-0.019
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
6459666765646461606159555158575754
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2021
(% of population)
Urban 82%Urban 82%Rural 18%Rural 18%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.368 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2021
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
6 311
8 822
6 500
7 858
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
58.22
68.59
78.21
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
5 185 195
5 381 800
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
6.29
4.41
4.02
3.64
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
8.54
7.33
6.67
6.45
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
6.54
(r) 5.70
(k) 5.53
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
k
Break in time series.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
r
Number of persons employed in full time equivalent units.Total business economy includes repair of computers, personal and household goods; except financial and insurance activities.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 20 October 2022