Material import dependency in France
France: Material import dependency was 30.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
30.9%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
22nd
of 35 countries
All-time high
37.4%
in 2016
All-time low
29.4%
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Material import dependency in France, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
France recorded 30.9% for material import dependency in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material import dependency in France peaked at 37.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 29.4%, in 1990.
France ranks 22nd of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.1% | 29.4% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.6% | 32.5% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.9% | 34.9% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 30.9% | 34.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
More trade data for France
- Exports and imports by counterpart area - quarterly data 267,215 Current prices, million euro (2026)
- Exports and imports by counterpart area - annual data 1.01 million Current prices, million euro (2025)
- Imports of oil and petroleum products by partner country 82,357 Thousand tonnes (2024)
- Exports of oil and petroleum products by partner country 15,912 Thousand tonnes (2024)
- Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data -14.4 Balance (2026)
- Sawnwood trade by species 869,806 Thousand euro (2024)
- Member States EU27 (from 2020) trade by BEC product group 35,918 (2026)
- Intra and Extra-EU trade by Member State and by product group 62.7 (2025)
- Cross-trade road freight transport of reporting country by country of 219 Thousand tonnes (2025)
- Export to import ratio 0.99 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is material import dependency in France?
- Material import dependency in France was 30.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material import dependency recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 37.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest material import dependency recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 1990.
- How does France rank for material import dependency?
- France ranks 22nd out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material import dependency rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Material import dependency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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