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France Highest Trade Balance

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$50.1B in 1997

External balance on goods and services · World Bank

The highest trade balance in France was $50.1B in 1997. The top 5 years were: 1997 ($50.1B), 1998 ($46.2B), 1999 ($40.8B), 2002 ($34.8B), 1996 ($34.1B).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

France Top 5 Highest Trade Balance Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	1997	$50.1B
2nd	1998	$46.2B
3rd	1999	$40.8B
4th	2002	$34.8B
5th	1996	$34.1B

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1997	$50.1B	+$16.0B	161st
1998	$46.2B	−$3.9B	160th
1999	$40.8B	−$5.4B	160th
2002	$34.8B	+$7.8B	164th
1996	$34.1B	+$3.0B	159th
1995	$31.1B	+$6.8B	157th
2003	$30.7B	−$4.0B	163rd
2004	$28.0B	−$2.8B	160th
2001	$27.0B	+$3.4B	156th
1993	$25.1B	+$12.2B	143rd
1994	$24.2B	−$817.9M	148th
2000	$23.5B	−$17.2B	156th
1992	$12.9B	+$14.5B	140th
2005	$11.1B	−$16.9B	146th
1978	$7.2B	+$6.4B	105th
1979	$4.8B	−$2.4B	100th
1975	$4.8B	+$7.0B	98th
1973	$2.5B	+$282.0M	93rd
1972	$2.2B	+$85.9M	95th
1984	$2.2B	+$2.8B	105th
1971	$2.2B	+$861.5M	94th
1986	$2.0B	+$2.3B	106th
1960	$1.7B	–	57th
1961	$1.7B	−$43.8M	60th
1965	$1.5B	+$1.1B	69th
1970	$1.3B	+$1.4B	92nd
1962	$1.2B	−$512.1M	61st
1966	$1.0B	−$509.9M	71st
1977	$868.3M	+$3.0B	91st
1963	$841.6M	−$313.0M	62nd
1967	$840.2M	−$171.7M	74th
1968	$612.9M	−$227.3M	72nd
1964	$442.8M	−$398.7M	61st
1969	$-146.6M	−$759.5M	18th
1985	$-286.2M	−$2.4B	33rd
2006	$-314.8M	−$11.4B	81st
1983	$-632.8M	+$13.1B	35th
1991	$-1.6B	+$6.1B	22nd
1976	$-2.1B	−$7.0B	8th
1974	$-2.2B	−$4.7B	7th
2015	$-2.9B	+$17.6B	45th
1988	$-3.8B	+$3.2B	12th
1989	$-4.2B	−$396.1M	11th
1987	$-7.0B	−$9.1B	2nd
1981	$-7.6B	+$1.1B	6th
1990	$-7.7B	−$3.4B	6th
2016	$-8.6B	−$5.7B	16th
1980	$-8.6B	−$13.5B	6th
2024	$-10.4B	+$42.0B	19th
2007	$-11.6B	−$11.3B	13th
2009	$-11.8B	+$11.1B	12th
1982	$-13.7B	−$6.1B	4th
2019	$-17.7B	+$9.2B	10th
2013	$-17.9B	+$7.5B	10th
2017	$-20.0B	−$11.4B	10th
2014	$-20.5B	−$2.5B	8th
2008	$-22.9B	−$11.3B	11th
2010	$-24.7B	−$12.9B	7th
2012	$-25.4B	+$18.4B	8th
2018	$-26.9B	−$6.9B	7th
2025	$-27.9B	−$17.5B	170th
2021	$-36.0B	+$9.7B	5th
2011	$-43.9B	−$19.1B	4th
2020	$-45.7B	−$28.0B	2nd
2023	$-52.4B	+$24.0B	5th
2022	$-76.3B	−$40.4B	4th

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