France - External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) in France was -2.02 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 3.01 in 1997, while its lowest value was -2.45 in 1982.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services).

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 2.43
1961 2.15
1962 1.21
1963 0.70
1964 0.18
1965 1.18
1966 0.60
1967 0.37
1968 0.17
1969 -0.40
1970 0.54
1971 0.95
1972 0.78
1973 0.64
1974 -1.10
1975 0.97
1976 -0.93
1977 -0.17
1978 1.05
1979 0.40
1980 -1.54
1981 -1.47
1982 -2.45
1983 -0.27
1984 0.13
1985 -0.37
1986 -0.12
1987 -1.10
1988 -0.66
1989 -0.69
1990 -0.78
1991 -0.31
1992 0.67
1993 1.68
1994 1.49
1995 1.60
1996 1.78
1997 3.01
1998 2.75
1999 2.39
2000 1.33
2001 1.57
2002 1.99
2003 1.43
2004 1.01
2005 0.09
2006 -0.23
2007 -0.71
2008 -1.16
2009 -0.79
2010 -1.29
2011 -1.95
2012 -1.30
2013 -1.03
2014 -1.15
2015 -0.57
2016 -0.61
2017 -1.06
2018 -1.01
2019 -0.96
2020 -2.02

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts