France vs Japan: Goods imports

France

769.91 billion BoP, current US$

in 2025

Japan

728.97 billion BoP, current US$

in 2025

France rank

5th

Japan rank

7th

Goods imports over time

France
Japan

How they compare

France currently reports 769.91 billion BoP, current US$ against 728.97 billion BoP, current US$ in Japan, a difference of 40.94 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Japan ahead.

Globally, France ranks 5th and Japan ranks 7th of 199 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Goods imports (BoP, current US$)
Unit: BoP, current US$
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 246 places, 9,762 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Imports of goods occur when there are changes in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.