Foreign trade in services as a share of GDP rose 5.85% to 18.9% in France in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign trade in services as a share of GDP in France reached an all time high of 20.6% in 2018 and an all time low of 8.93% in 1975. When compared to France's main peers, foreign trade in services as a share of GDP in Belgium amounted to 46.0%, 18.1% in Germany, 10.4% in Italy and 13.5% in Spain in 2021.
France has been ranked 59th within the group of 139 countries we follow in terms of foreign trade in services as a share of GDP, 20 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Trade In Services (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Austria | % | 28.0% | 28.1% | 29.5% | 30.8% | 32.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | ... | 46.1% | 45.0% | 46.3% | 45.7% | 46.3% | |||||||||||||||
| France | % | 20.0% | 20.1% | 20.1% | 20.6% | 20.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 17.3% | 17.6% | 18.2% | 18.4% | 18.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 11.0% | 11.0% | 11.7% | 11.9% | 12.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | 268% | 262% | 272% | 277% | 292% | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | % | 20.5% | 21.3% | 22.9% | 22.9% | 22.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 46.0% | 39.3% | 41.0% | 42.7% | 42.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 15.9% | 17.5% | 18.2% | 18.9% | 19.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | % | 20.9% | 21.4% | 23.3% | 24.0% | 24.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | % | 26.4% | 27.4% | 29.3% | 29.6% | 29.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 15.4% | 15.9% | 16.5% | 16.7% | 17.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | 35.5% | 36.7% | 37.9% | 38.6% | 38.5% |
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