That dollar metric results from a 16.6% increase from $573.3 billion five years earlier in 2021.
Year over year, the overall value of goods exported from France grew 6.6% compared to $626.9 billion for 2024.
Based on the average exchange rate for 2025, France uses the euro which strengthened via a 4.4% gain against the US dollar from 2024 to 2025. The stronger European Union currency made France’s exports paid for in weaker US dollars modestly more expensive for international buyers starting with American currency.
France’s 5 biggest export products by value in 2025 were aircraft including spacecraft, medication mixes in dosage, turbojets, cars, and automotive parts or accessories. In aggregate, those major exports accounted for 22.3% of overall exports sales from France. The commodities themselves suggest a relatively diversified range of exported goods.
France ranks number one for exporting wine, ranks among world-leading nations for aircraft parts and is a major competitor for medications and other pharmaceutical shipments.
France’s Best International Trade Customers
The latest available country-specific data shows that 69.3% of products exported from France was bought by importers in: Germany (13.5% of the French total), Italy (8%), United States of America (7.9%), Spain (7.6%), Belgium (7.5%), United Kingdom (6.6%), Netherlands (4%), mainland China (4%), Switzerland (3.7%), Poland (2.7%), Türkiye (2%) and United Arab Emirates (1.6%).
From a continental perspective, 65.8% of France’s exports by value was delivered to fellow European countries while 17.5% was sold to importers in Asia. France shipped another 9.3% worth of goods to buyers in North America.
Smaller percentages went to customers in Africa (4.8%), Latin America (1.6%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, then Oceania (0.9%) led by Australia.
In addition, note that 54.2% of France’s exports sold in 2025 were bought by countries that are also members of the European Union. That percentage lags the 54.5% for 2025.
Given France’s population of 68.6 million people, its total US$668.3 billion in 2025 exports translates to roughly $9,750 for every resident in the European Union member nation. That per-capita metric exceeds the average $9,500 one year earlier in 2024.
France’s Top 10 Exports
The following export product groups represent the highest dollar value in French global shipments during 2025. Also shown is the percentage share each export category represents in terms of overall exports from France.
- Machinery including computers: US$82.8 billion (12.4% of total exports)
- Vehicles: $57.4 billion (8.6%)
- Electrical machinery, equipment: $51.1 billion (7.7%)
- Aircraft, spacecraft: $47.3 billion (7.1%)
- Pharmaceuticals: $44.2 billion (6.6%)
- Perfumes, cosmetics: $28.8 billion (4.3%)
- Mineral fuels including oil: $23.5 billion (3.5%)
- Plastics, plastic articles: $23.2 billion (3.5%)
- Beverages, spirits, vinegar: $20.6 billion (3.1%)
- Optical, technical, medical apparatus: $19.5 billion (2.9%)
France’s top 10 export product categories generated 59.6% of the overall value of its global shipments.
Aircraft and spacecraft represent the fastest grower among the top 10 export categories, up by 17.3% since 2024.
In second place for improving export sales was pharmaceuticals which was up by 14%.
France’s shipments of machinery including computers posted the third-fastest gain in value, up by 12.6% year over year.
The leading decliner among France’s top 10 export categories was mineral fuels including oil via an -8.7% reduction.
Note that the results listed above are at the categorized two-digit Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) code level. For a more granular view of exported goods at the four-digit HTS code level, see the section below.
Searchable List of France’s Most Valuable Export Products
The following searchable table displays 100 of the most in-demand goods shipped from France during 2025. Shown beside each product label is its total export value then the percentage increase or decrease since 2024.
| Rank | France's Export Product | Value (US$) | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aircraft, spacecraft | $35,112,587,000 | +14.1% |
| 2 | Medication mixes in dosage | $33,941,658,000 | +23.8% |
| 3 | Turbo-jets | $28,823,583,000 | +30.9% |
| 4 | Cars | $24,169,983,000 | +6.8% |
| 5 | Automobile parts/accessories | $13,657,535,000 | -0.9% |
| 6 | Cases, handbags, wallets | $13,258,738,000 | +0.5% |
| 7 | Wine | $12,655,361,000 | -0.1% |
| 8 | Beauty/makeup/skin care preparations | $12,482,094,000 | +2.3% |
| 9 | Aircraft or spacecraft parts | $11,985,536,000 | +28.1% |
| 10 | Processed petroleum oils | $10,242,435,000 | +0.3% |
| 11 | Trucks | $9,395,582,000 | -1% |
| 12 | Perfumes, toilet waters | $9,103,002,000 | +5.7% |
| 13 | Blood fractions (including antisera) | $8,714,701,000 | -8.5% |
| 14 | Jewelry | $8,187,267,000 | +10.7% |
| 15 | Electrical energy | $7,142,458,000 | +11.7% |
| 16 | Integrated circuits/microassemblies | $6,967,919,000 | +13.2% |
| 17 | Lower-voltage switches, fuses | $6,023,529,000 | +8.1% |
| 18 | Tractors | $5,891,605,000 | +0.9% |
| 19 | Gold (unwrought) | $5,698,216,000 | +60.6% |
| 20 | Petroleum gases | $4,833,356,000 | -33.6% |
| 21 | Cheese, curd | $4,665,294,000 | +8.7% |
| 22 | Alcohol (including spirits, liqueurs) | $4,526,380,000 | -13.1% |
| 23 | Electro-medical equip (e.g. xrays) | $4,030,797,000 | +0.5% |
| 24 | Miscellaneous animal feed preparations | $3,973,952,000 | +9% |
| 25 | Miscellaneous plastic items | $3,861,932,000 | +6.6% |
| 26 | Packaged insecticides/fungicides/herbicides | $3,861,385,000 | +8.8% |
| 27 | Insulated wire/cable | $3,780,527,000 | +11% |
| 28 | Scents used for beverage or industrial manufacturing | $3,727,877,000 | +9.5% |
| 29 | Centrifuges, filters and purifiers | $3,725,774,000 | +13.5% |
| 30 | Phone system devices | $3,549,222,000 | +13.2% |
| 31 | Bread, biscuits, cakes, pastries | $3,515,417,000 | +9.1% |
| 32 | Wheat | $3,490,944,000 | -6% |
| 33 | Taps, valves, similar appliances | $3,358,766,000 | +6.3% |
| 34 | Flour/meal/starch/malt extract food preparations | $3,225,077,000 | +8.5% |
| 35 | Plastic packing goods, lids, caps | $3,159,557,000 | +7.7% |
| 36 | Radioactive chemical elements | $3,075,242,000 | -3.2% |
| 37 | Cruise/cargo ships, barges | $3,043,894,000 | +33.7% |
| 38 | Footwear (leather) | $2,962,399,000 | -0.6% |
| 39 | Electric motors, generators | $2,874,299,000 | +1.8% |
| 40 | Rubber tires (new) | $2,825,805,000 | +0.9% |
| 41 | Computers, optical readers | $2,819,703,000 | +11.7% |
| 42 | Engines (diesel) | $2,765,840,000 | +0.2% |
| 43 | Live bovine cattle | $2,699,146,000 | +42.4% |
| 44 | Air or vacuum pumps | $2,653,464,000 | +9% |
| 45 | Electrical/optical circuit boards, panels | $2,651,774,000 | +9% |
| 46 | Women's clothing (not knit or crochet) | $2,636,345,000 | -1.5% |
| 47 | Transmission shafts, gears, clutches | $2,632,620,000 | +8.5% |
| 48 | Electrical converters/power units | $2,620,279,000 | +14.6% |
| 49 | Liquid pumps and elevators | $2,607,647,000 | +6.2% |
| 50 | Anti-knock/oxidation/gum inhibitors | $2,459,087,000 | +0.4% |
| 51 | Chemical industry products/residuals | $2,405,498,000 | +4.7% |
| 52 | Other food preparations | $2,401,573,000 | +9% |
| 53 | Corn | $2,393,649,000 | +28.5% |
| 54 | Chocolate, other cocoa preparations | $2,386,669,000 | +25% |
| 55 | Miscellaneous iron or steel items | $2,372,527,000 | +3.6% |
| 56 | Orthopedic appliances | $2,332,716,000 | +12.2% |
| 57 | Other diagnostic/lab reagents | $2,312,447,000 | +2.9% |
| 58 | Flat-rolled other alloy steel products | $2,303,446,000 | +13.9% |
| 59 | Electric water heaters, hair dryers | $2,297,341,000 | +21.7% |
| 60 | Iron or steel scrap | $2,257,842,000 | -12.7% |
| 61 | Flat-rolled iron or non-alloy steel products (plated/coated) | $2,247,266,000 | +6.4% |
| 62 | Aluminum plates, sheets, strips | $2,244,687,000 | +0.8% |
| 63 | Other organic cleaning preparations | $2,194,788,000 | +8.9% |
| 64 | Jerseys, pullovers (knit or crochet) | $2,112,665,000 | -0.2% |
| 65 | Refrigerators, freezers | $2,078,786,000 | +9.3% |
| 66 | Footwear (textile) | $2,061,170,000 | +6.1% |
| 67 | Iron and steel screws, bolts, nuts, washers | $2,041,967,000 | +8.4% |
| 68 | Machinery parts | $1,966,121,000 | -1.7% |
| 69 | Fork-lift trucks | $1,946,552,000 | +2.9% |
| 70 | Heterocyclics, nucleic acids | $1,920,682,000 | -39.2% |
| 71 | Miscellaneous furniture | $1,830,516,000 | +6% |
| 72 | Copper waste, scrap | $1,817,314,000 | +16.2% |
| 73 | Piston engine parts | $1,813,224,000 | +11% |
| 74 | Miscellaneous machinery | $1,812,355,000 | +2.1% |
| 75 | Electric storage batteries | $1,749,986,000 | +6.8% |
| 76 | Heavy machinery (bulldozers, excavators, road rollers) | $1,736,080,000 | -4.4% |
| 77 | Regulate/control instruments | $1,711,773,000 | +1.8% |
| 78 | Plastic plates, sheets, film, tape, strips | $1,708,571,000 | +5% |
| 79 | Cocoa butter, fat, oil | $1,703,409,000 | +38.9% |
| 80 | Hair preparations | $1,678,457,000 | +10.7% |
| 81 | Electric circuit parts, fuses, switches | $1,665,474,000 | +2.3% |
| 82 | Ball, roller bearings | $1,661,392,000 | +2.1% |
| 83 | Physical/chemical analysis tools | $1,642,380,000 | +9.6% |
| 84 | Temperature-change machines | $1,624,675,000 | +4.3% |
| 85 | Fresh or chilled beef | $1,579,267,000 | +28.2% |
| 86 | Coffee | $1,570,497,000 | +16.8% |
| 87 | Hot-rolled iron or non-alloy steel products | $1,569,167,000 | -18.6% |
| 88 | Propylene/olefin polymers | $1,528,499,000 | -13.1% |
| 89 | Wrist/pocket watches (no precious metal case) | $1,482,246,000 | +8% |
| 90 | Ethylene polymers | $1,479,333,000 | -13% |
| 91 | Vulcanized rubber items | $1,472,488,000 | +2.7% |
| 92 | Seats (excluding barber/dentist chairs) | $1,469,395,000 | +6.7% |
| 93 | T-shirts, vests (knit or crochet) | $1,465,359,000 | +3.4% |
| 94 | Acrylic polymers | $1,448,100,000 | -0.8% |
| 95 | Barley | $1,439,916,000 | +3.2% |
| 96 | Unrecorded sound media | $1,437,639,000 | +9.4% |
| 97 | X-ray equipment | $1,436,590,000 | +15.3% |
| 98 | Sugar (cane or beet) | $1,428,565,000 | -10.9% |
| 99 | Printing machinery | $1,421,261,000 | +3.1% |
| 100 | Computer parts, accessories | $1,412,726,000 | +24.4% |
These 100 exported goods were worth a subtotal of US$452.4 billion or just over two-thirds (67.7%) by value for all products exported from France during 2025.
Products Creating Trade Surpluses for France
The following types of French product shipments represent positive net exports or a trade balance surplus. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports.
In a nutshell, net exports represent the amount by which foreign spending on a home country’s goods or services exceeds or lags the home country’s spending on foreign goods or services.
- Aircraft, spacecraft: US$30 billion (Up by 12.7% since 2024)
- Perfumes, cosmetics: $19.7 billion (Up by 5.7%)
- Beverages, spirits, vinegar: $14.3 billion (Down by -3.3%)
- Leather/animal gut articles: $8.7 billion (Up by 1.1%)
- Cereals: $6.3 billion (Up by 4.4%)
- Gems, precious metals: $4.6 billion (Up by 52.1%)
- Pharmaceuticals: $4 billion (Down by -29.4%)
- Live animals: $3.4 billion (Up by 39.8%)
- Other chemical goods: $2.28 billion (Up by 3.1%)
- Iron, steel: $1.87 billion (Up by 12.8%)
France has highly positive net exports in the international trade of aerospace products. In turn, these cashflows indicate France’s strong competitive advantages under the aircraft and spacecraft product category.
Products Causing Trade Deficits for France
France incurred an overall -US$108 billion trade deficit in 2025, slimming by -4.8% from -$113.9 billion in red ink one year earlier in 2024.
Below are exports from France that result in negative net exports or product trade balance deficits. These negative net exports reveal product categories where foreign spending on home country France’s goods trail French importer spending on foreign products.
- Mineral fuels including oil: -US$52.3 billion (Down by -15.6% since 2024)
- Vehicles: -$21.7 billion (Down by -12.4%)
- Machinery including computers: -$18.4 billion (Up by 11.9%)
- Electrical machinery, equipment: -$18.1 billion (Down by -9.2%)
- Furniture, bedding, lighting, signs, prefab buildings: -$7.8 billion (Down by -2.2%)
- Knit or crochet clothing, accessories: -$6.8 billion (Up by 14.1%)
- Fruits, nuts: -$6 billion (Up by 17.4%)
- Optical, technical, medical apparatus: -$5.4 billion (Up by 3.2%)
- Clothing, accessories (not knit or crochet): -$5 billion (Up by 18.1%)
- Articles of iron or steel: -$4.4 billion (Up by 5.8%)
France has highly negative net exports and therefore deep international trade deficits for mineral fuels-related resources, historically for crude and refined oils, petroleum gases and coal.
These cashflow deficiencies clearly indicate France’s competitive disadvantages in the international fuel market, but also represent key opportunities for France to improve its position in the global economy through focused innovations especially in alternative energy sources.
France’s Major Export Companies
France placed roughly 70 companies in the Forbes Global 2000 rankings. The following companies are examples of world-leading French companies.
- Air Liquide (specialized chemicals)
- Christian Dior (clothing, accessories)
- Danone (food processing)
- EADS (aerospace)
- Michelin Group (automotive parts)
- Pernod Ricard (beverages)
- Renault (cars, trucks)
- Safran (aerospace)
- Saint-Gobain (construction materials)
- Sanofi (pharmaceuticals)
- Schneider Electric (electrical equipment)
- Total (oil, gas)
Global trade intelligence firm Zepol lists the following smaller French exporters. Selected examples are shown below.
- Hesnault (wines, jams, cheese)
- Mane Fils (aromatic materials)
- Transityre France (latex, transmission belts, vehicle tires)
In macroeconomic terms, France’s total exported goods represent 14.8% of its overall Gross Domestic Product for 2025 ($4.504 trillion valued in Purchasing Power Parity US dollars). That 14.8% for exports to overall GDP in PPP for 2025 exceeds the 14.4% for 2024. Those percentages suggest a relatively increasing reliance on products sold on international markets for France’s total economic performance, albeit that premise is based on a very short timeframe.
Another key indicator of a country’s economic performance is its unemployment rate. France’s unemployment rate averaged 7.7% for 2025, up from an average 7.383% one year earlier according to International Monetary Fund statistics.
France’s capital city is Paris.
See also France’s Top 10 Imports, France’s Top Trading Partners and France’s Top 10 Major Export Companies
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