France vs United Kingdom: Merchandise imports

France

786.43 billion current US$

in 2025

United Kingdom

948.64 billion current US$

in 2025

France rank

7th

United Kingdom rank

4th

Merchandise imports over time

France
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 948.64 billion current US$ against 786.43 billion current US$ in France, a difference of 162.21 billion current US$.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times France's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Globally, France ranks 7th and United Kingdom ranks 4th of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Merchandise imports (current US$)
Unit: current US$
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 253 places, 14,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Merchandise imports includes goods whose economic ownership is changed from a non-resident to a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. 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.