What does the France current account by partner table measure?

This table measures France's quarterly balance of payments transactions with key global partners, including the United States, China, Switzerland, Japan, and the European Union. It details receipts, payments, and net balances for goods, services, primary income, and secondary income.

Which financial and investment flows are included in this dataset?

The dataset includes quarterly net financial flows for direct investment, portfolio investment in foreign securities, and other investments. It also tracks long-term and short-term debt securities, as well as equity and investment fund shares.

How far back does this French balance of payments data go?

The quarterly series compiled by the Banque de France start in 2013 and are regularly updated with each new official release.

In what units are these French trade and investment figures reported?

All transactions and investment flows in this French balance of payments table are expressed in millions of euros (EUR million).

France current account by partner

Name: France current account by partner
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France current account and balance of payments by partner country, quarterly from Banque de France.

Source: Banque de France – Webstat (webstat.banque-france.fr)Last updated: Sep 15, 2026, 12:39Curated by Bui Thanh PhucAbout this data ↓

Indicator	Q1-2026	Q4-2025	Q3-2025	Q2-2025	Q1-2025	Q4-2024	Q3-2024	Q2-2024	Q1-2024	Q4-2023	Q3-2023	Q2-2023	Q1-2023
United States14
Current account, receipts	33,448	42,284	35,576	40,580	33,305	40,192	36,054	40,816	33,736	37,921	32,297	35,434	30,830
Goods, exports	12,093	14,101	12,176	13,055	12,722	13,431	12,682	15,631	13,259	13,796	12,170	12,011	11,916
Goods, imports	14,827	12,925	13,612	14,267	14,542	13,912	13,263	13,187	13,237	13,794	12,115	12,849	13,261
Goods, balance	-2,734	1,176	-1,435	-1,212	-1,820	-481	-582	2,445	22	2	55	-838	-1,345
Services, exports	10,842	11,572	11,425	12,351	11,224	12,443	11,848	12,152	10,453	11,233	11,036	12,148	11,562
Services, imports	7,724	8,267	7,547	7,483	8,883	8,526	7,338	7,497	8,198	7,326	7,258	7,071	7,527
Services, balance	3,118	3,305	3,878	4,868	2,341	3,917	4,510	4,655	2,254	3,907	3,778	5,077	4,035
Primary income, receipts	9,817	16,242	11,455	14,631	8,710	13,856	10,932	12,675	9,219	12,499	8,703	10,905	6,879
Secondary income, receipts	695	369	519	544	648	462	593	358	805	393	388	371	474
Secondary income, payments	728	461	446	468	691	480	550	344	788	206	385	278	445
Secondary income, balance	-33	-92	72	76	-42	-18	43	14	18	187	3	93	28
Direct investment, net financial flows2	3,740	-8,671	-245	3,829	3,847	-1,901	-6,446	5,217	9,382	4,521	5,852	-3,272	-1,307
Outward (assets)	-2,833	-1,094	-492	2,012	3,333	3,834	164	2,502	6,752	-9,017	5,924	-5,279	16,538
Inward (liabilities)	-6,573	7,577	-247	-1,817	-514	5,736	6,609	-2,715	-2,629	-13,539	72	-2,007	17,846
Portfolio investment, net acquisition of foreign securities3	6,415	28,240	13,492	-2,647	43,403	22,076	27,823	28,060	49,536	-11,247	11,793	11,543	31,261
Long-term debt securities	22,055	-2,040	13,418	17,049	23,214	-1,546	8,443	12,955	16,359	-5,720	10,505	11,055	17,188
Short-term debt securities	1,403	-4,552	5,200	-334	2,896	-1,762	-497	-1,210	204	-5,795	676	1,880	4,700
Equity and investment fund shares	-17,043	34,833	-5,127	-19,363	17,294	25,384	19,876	16,315	32,973	268	612	-1,392	9,372
Other investment, net financial flows	9,690	-3,369	-5,237	925	-20,032	23,991	-10,738	29,271	9,317	-2,941	-114	-28,575	-22,057
China14
Current account, receipts	7,490	12,103	9,844	9,773	9,781	12,927	10,268	11,268	9,861	12,452	10,209	12,496	8,309
Goods, exports	4,634	8,023	6,379	5,757	6,769	7,997	5,730	6,375	6,416	7,724	6,942	8,265	5,817
Goods, imports	17,338	18,505	17,199	16,425	16,647	17,779	17,945	15,169	15,367	17,000	16,516	16,393	16,828
Goods, balance	-12,704	-10,482	-10,820	-10,668	-9,878	-9,782	-12,215	-8,794	-8,952	-9,276	-9,574	-8,128	-11,011
Services, exports	2,526	2,802	2,716	2,821	2,694	3,245	3,367	3,223	2,647	2,554	2,326	2,418	2,085
Services, imports	1,357	1,518	1,312	1,677	1,425	1,649	1,442	1,526	1,366	1,567	1,194	1,442	1,244
Services, balance	1,169	1,284	1,404	1,144	1,270	1,597	1,926	1,696	1,281	987	1,132	977	842
Primary income, receipts	299	1,253	702	1,158	269	1,641	1,123	1,636	771	2,117	886	1,747	348
Secondary income, receipts	31	24	47	37	48	44	48	34	27	57	55	66	59
Secondary income, payments	145	128	101	104	142	156	148	140	167	125	124	121	144
Secondary income, balance	-114	-104	-54	-67	-94	-112	-100	-106	-140	-69	-69	-56	-85
Direct investment, net financial flows2	-1,004	-247	7	-335	-100	699	550	74	186	627	798	-212	756
Outward (assets)	-494	328	-557	589	-1,556	1,023	-52	737	492	933	-315	-151	818
Inward (liabilities)	510	575	-564	924	-1,456	324	-602	662	306	305	-1,113	62	61
Portfolio investment, net acquisition of foreign securities3	-2,313	-1,080	833	1,357	-573	-2,051	762	-827	-222	-545	547	20	1,068
Long-term debt securities	-489	54	406	217	71	-224	299	-270	-369	41	-10	-240	-139
Short-term debt securities	21	-23	95	107	0	6			-1	1	0	0	-76
Equity and investment fund shares	-1,845	-1,110	332	1,034	-644	-1,833	463	-556	149	-587	556	260	1,282
Other investment, net financial flows	17,886	-7,691	15,127	-26,048	-20,884	8,830	-12,655	-5,360	10,733	1,672	-12,590	18,237	-289
Switzerland14
Current account, receipts	19,520	20,122	19,111	21,642	19,810	20,121	18,967	20,987	17,701	20,285	17,541	21,314	16,815
Goods, exports	5,960	5,281	4,555	5,330	6,110	4,501	4,395	5,211	4,361	5,377	4,273	5,697	4,765
Goods, imports	4,051	4,293	3,798	4,206	4,001	4,285	3,729	4,227	3,872	3,974	3,709	4,010	3,927
Goods, balance	1,909	988	757	1,123	2,108	216	666	983	489	1,403	564	1,688	839
Services, exports	5,246	5,313	5,871	6,249	5,150	5,388	5,931	5,851	5,050	4,730	5,288	5,277	4,430
Services, imports	3,581	3,892	3,559	3,519	3,770	3,859	3,835	3,600	3,848	3,501	3,719	3,387	3,764
Services, balance	1,665	1,422	2,312	2,730	1,380	1,529	2,096	2,251	1,201	1,228	1,569	1,890	666
Primary income, receipts	7,362	8,563	7,836	8,804	7,396	9,272	7,957	9,259	7,559	9,339	7,297	8,712	6,689
Secondary income, receipts	952	965	849	1,259	1,154	960	685	666	732	840	683	1,628	930
Secondary income, payments	2,726	2,837	3,160	2,664	2,650	2,734	2,921	2,512	2,537	2,461	2,413	2,934	2,426
Secondary income, balance	-1,774	-1,872	-2,311	-1,405	-1,496	-1,774	-2,236	-1,846	-1,806	-1,622	-1,730	-1,306	-1,496
Direct investment, net financial flows2	1,413	-507	-1,674	2,890	-4,270	-3,959	5,568	5,628	-9,078	50	1,931	1,225	-8,530
Outward (assets)	1,069	2,815	-3,593	907	2,518	6,558	-3,873	4,733	-3,443	4,735	-4,440	-256	3,055
Inward (liabilities)	-344	3,323	-1,919	-1,983	6,788	10,517	-9,440	-895	5,635	4,685	-6,371	-1,481	11,585
Portfolio investment, net acquisition of foreign securities3	4,911	-2,858	-2,493	6,106	1,854	-692	-1,961	5,328	-2,767	2,307	-4,808	8,326	-24
Long-term debt securities	953	-822	284	-218	336	786	-392	-593	-431	-77	-73	-78	-353
Short-term debt securities	2,937	-1,515	901	-210	1,462	-96	108	-3	-609	714	-3,053	2,270	769
Equity and investment fund shares	1,020	-522	-3,678	6,534	57	-1,382	-1,676	5,924	-1,727	1,669	-1,682	6,134	-441
Other investment, net financial flows	1,808	11,727	5,959	-14,572	1,907	-5,990	-6,791	-966	-2,884	-9,156	-2,497	-6,542	10,359
Japan14
Current account, receipts	6,268	6,018	5,977	6,575	6,309	7,578	7,113	6,973	7,486	7,272	6,179	6,818	5,833
Goods, exports	2,326	2,087	2,192	2,099	2,081	2,605	2,272	1,985	2,719	2,093	1,814	2,134	2,012
Goods, imports	2,003	1,908	1,825	2,068	2,036	2,004	1,907	2,161	2,080	2,264	2,073	2,286	2,314
Goods, balance	323	178	367	31	45	602	366	-175	639	-171	-259	-152	-302
Services, exports	1,143	901	949	1,129	1,233	1,412	1,196	1,154	1,279	1,342	1,118	1,093	1,257
Services, imports	1,775	1,083	1,126	1,524	1,705	1,043	1,001	1,342	1,421	760	776	1,022	1,094
Services, balance	-632	-182	-178	-394	-472	368	195	-189	-142	583	342	71	162
Primary income, receipts	2,772	3,009	2,803	3,325	2,953	3,536	3,623	3,809	3,475	3,756	3,160	3,568	2,531
Secondary income, receipts	26	21	33	22	42	25	21	25	13	81	88	23	34
Secondary income, payments	52	71	54	97	70	53	54	72	50	58	53	83	41
Secondary income, balance	-26	-50	-21	-76	-28	-29	-33	-47	-36	23	35	-60	-7
Direct investment, net financial flows2	57	-400	-470	-343	2,012	-307	-381	-568	409	-620	955	458	-855
Outward (assets)	-20	-135	91	109	-35	154	289	153	615	-248	816	372	737
Inward (liabilities)	-76	266	561	453	-2,046	461	670	722	206	373	-139	-85	1,592
Portfolio investment, net acquisition of foreign securities3	-2,911	8,333	-27,786	19,429	-3,764	9,754	-36,130	1	10,588	-13,731	-8,593	33,304	-576
Long-term debt securities	1,219	-3,889	879	792	4,721	3,843	-1,470	-3,850	-2,602	-1,563	-4,494	2,377	5,395
Short-term debt securities	1,919	5,256	-16,755	4,034	59	407	-19,139	-5,514	14,902	-16,072	2,800	21,540	-933
Equity and investment fund shares	-6,050	6,966	-11,910	14,603	-8,545	5,503	-15,521	9,365	-1,713	3,904	-6,899	9,387	-5,038
Other investment, net financial flows	1,303	-9,224	-20,861	19,845	56,796	-47,170	8,775	-9,670	30,897	-33,824	27,353	-31,061	69,871
European Union (27 countries)14
Current account, receipts	172,036	197,521	174,275	192,834	161,955	193,491	172,898	189,455	162,841	190,760	164,183	188,292	160,936
Goods, exports	85,986	87,133	79,619	82,286	81,572	86,145	77,840	83,400	82,485	85,543	78,434	88,776	90,429
Goods, imports	86,870	86,121	82,640	89,737	85,651	83,889	80,285	93,272	90,019	88,658	85,356	96,406	100,365
Goods, balance	-884	1,012	-3,021	-7,451	-4,079	2,257	-2,445	-9,872	-7,534	-3,115	-6,921	-7,631	-9,936
Services, exports	41,701	45,001	47,738	44,686	40,579	43,866	47,249	42,981	39,770	41,623	42,600	39,471	36,228
Services, imports	41,676	43,896	47,574	41,428	41,221	43,693	45,513	40,456	38,315	40,826	43,640	38,367	38,369
Services, balance	25	1,106	164	3,258	-641	173	1,736	2,525	1,454	797	-1,040	1,104	-2,141
Primary income, receipts	36,325	54,290	39,289	55,726	31,613	52,294	40,911	54,907	34,418	55,730	36,968	51,564	27,083
Secondary income, receipts	8,024	11,097	7,628	10,137	8,190	11,186	6,898	8,166	6,168	7,865	6,180	8,481	7,196
Secondary income, payments	14,854	19,070	12,273	15,584	9,371	16,232	11,503	12,654	9,430	13,146	11,107	13,416	12,008
Secondary income, balance	-6,830	-7,972	-4,645	-5,447	-1,181	-5,046	-4,605	-4,488	-3,262	-5,281	-4,927	-4,935	-4,812
Direct investment, net financial flows2	17,807	-6,753	23,699	-5,389	-16,008	-5,469	678	-7,207	4,122	-6,322	7,311	6,934	2,469
Outward (assets)	11,646	5,734	4,057	-7,353	41,565	13,200	5,173	5,512	6,829	-3,736	5,623	8,960	-1,540
Inward (liabilities)	-6,162	12,487	-19,643	-1,965	57,574	18,669	4,494	12,719	2,707	2,586	-1,688	2,026	-4,010
Portfolio investment, net acquisition of foreign securities3	78,187	3,485	44,306	46,068	95,430	5,613	32,005	15,324	95,643	13,616	36,749	34,615	19,829
Long-term debt securities	58,271	-3,873	36,036	31,872	79,667	-6,615	33,605	21,148	77,418	20,845	32,146	29,023	23,902
Short-term debt securities	5,825	-7,312	-4,626	2,346	7,205	-1,314	-2,632	-7,955	4,968	-9,880	1,427	9,143	9,538
Equity and investment fund shares	14,092	14,671	12,896	11,850	8,557	13,542	1,032	2,131	13,257	2,651	3,176	-3,552	-13,611
Other investment, net financial flows	781	18,911	-28,585	-53,169	-181,245	117,993	-106,334	-17,659	-199,836	66,035	-61,580	-35,264	10,086
Euro area14
Current account, receipts	145,716	174,420	152,986	170,518	141,556	171,429	152,066	167,978	142,443	169,282	145,265	168,161	141,429
Goods, exports	74,380	76,048	69,416	71,533	71,123	76,229	67,975	73,022	71,611	74,795	68,935	78,392	79,675
Goods, imports	74,527	73,872	71,692	78,070	73,944	72,067	69,748	81,790	78,170	76,676	74,904	84,470	87,942
Goods, balance	-147	2,176	-2,277	-6,537	-2,821	4,162	-1,772	-8,767	-6,558	-1,880	-5,969	-6,078	-8,268
Services, exports	37,379	40,606	43,235	40,381	36,443	39,236	42,763	38,920	35,817	37,816	38,671	35,946	32,499
Services, imports	37,338	39,474	42,995	37,134	36,964	39,302	41,233	36,292	34,489	37,044	39,523	34,595	34,436
Services, balance	41	1,132	240	3,246	-522	-66	1,530	2,627	1,328	772	-852	1,351	-1,937
Primary income, receipts	27,533	48,607	34,471	50,108	27,407	46,336	35,933	49,252	29,828	50,090	32,572	46,578	23,275
Secondary income, receipts	6,424	9,159	5,865	8,496	6,582	9,628	5,394	6,785	5,186	6,580	5,086	7,245	5,981
Secondary income, payments	7,486	7,918	6,579	9,289	7,410	6,492	6,028	7,269	6,525	5,378	5,303	7,387	6,540
Secondary income, balance	-1,063	1,241	-714	-792	-828	3,136	-633	-484	-1,339	1,202	-217	-142	-559
Direct investment, net financial flows2	16,781	-3,618	22,619	-6,474	-15,546	-2,704	1,770	-7,924	3,516	-4,340	5,747	6,576	831
Outward (assets)	11,217	6,761	4,273	-6,794	42,513	13,823	4,907	5,042	4,060	-4,101	4,380	8,769	-4,217
Inward (liabilities)	-5,564	10,380	-18,346	-320	58,059	16,527	3,137	12,966	545	239	-1,367	2,193	-5,047
Portfolio investment, net acquisition of foreign securities3	67,108	1,646	48,039	45,509	86,220	-2,446	25,118	6,135	79,416	4,800	30,258	21,672	14,009
Long-term debt securities	49,624	-7,800	33,598	26,243	73,068	-16,177	27,016	12,105	62,798	13,469	27,464	19,030	16,968
Short-term debt securities	4,302	-5,215	-1,602	4,007	6,218	-95	-1,914	-5,294	4,227	-10,441	-675	8,360	8,753
Equity and investment fund shares	13,182	14,661	16,043	15,259	6,934	13,826	16	-675	12,392	1,772	3,469	-5,718	-11,712
Other investment, net financial flows	-25,716	19,546	-26,284	-54,401	-179,519	115,663	-99,847	-15,986	-187,300	65,743	-42,343	-28,710	10,628
Outside the euro area14
Current account, receipts	186,083	215,535	189,841	204,290	180,743	215,441	190,594	206,854	183,676	209,496	177,546	200,129	168,605
Goods, exports	79,815	92,622	81,364	81,625	80,741	86,193	76,708	83,098	81,240	86,049	76,568	83,813	78,512
Goods, imports	96,622	97,428	93,223	97,289	96,980	97,815	92,735	93,976	91,225	96,160	91,691	96,927	97,481
Goods, balance	-16,808	-4,806	-11,859	-15,664	-16,239	-11,622	-16,027	-10,878	-9,985	-10,111	-15,124	-13,114	-18,970
Services, exports	54,101	54,174	55,521	56,679	53,673	56,491	56,248	55,617	50,888	50,978	52,009	51,009	49,275
Services, imports	48,088	44,758	43,408	41,725	48,840	44,753	42,063	40,860	46,208	40,695	40,409	37,872	43,115
Services, balance	6,013	9,416	12,113	14,954	4,833	11,738	14,185	14,757	4,680	10,283	11,601	13,137	6,160
Primary income, receipts	43,463	61,183	46,078	57,746	37,041	63,066	49,875	59,755	42,209	65,845	42,978	57,566	33,364
Secondary income, receipts	8,704	7,556	6,878	8,240	9,288	9,690	7,763	8,384	9,340	6,624	5,991	7,742	7,455
Secondary income, payments	23,170	25,005	18,703	19,885	17,286	25,608	19,752	19,301	18,744	20,385	18,104	19,382	19,231
Secondary income, balance	-14,466	-17,449	-11,825	-11,645	-7,998	-15,917	-11,989	-10,916	-9,405	-13,761	-12,114	-11,641	-11,776
Direct investment, net financial flows2	6,736	39	6,579	3,493	24,103	-5,674	5,796	7,106	-830	19,194	14,809	3,678	-9,824
Outward (assets)	667	11,741	3,536	1,852	25,542	14,130	2,337	3,616	3,100	11,340	16,929	922	27,625
Inward (liabilities)	-6,069	11,702	-3,043	-1,641	1,439	19,804	-3,459	-3,490	3,931	-7,854	2,121	-2,757	37,449
Portfolio investment, net acquisition of foreign securities3	23,462	35,847	-4,597	56,247	66,619	37,443	10,381	52,261	90,147	-20,861	11,380	62,951	43,476
Long-term debt securities	35,290	885	25,459	35,980	44,442	14,909	19,156	28,289	38,303	-17	15,124	21,137	31,012
Short-term debt securities	13,350	-7,547	-15,646	12,054	8,680	-2,764	-19,540	-8,849	20,085	-27,212	3,807	26,160	6,752
Equity and investment fund shares	-25,178	42,510	-14,410	8,213	13,497	25,297	10,765	32,821	31,760	6,369	-7,551	15,653	5,712
Other investment, net financial flows	41,111	-48,979	31,498	17,276	55,467	-110,752	103,678	21,041	110,483	-5,496	29,110	1,501	47,990

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Goods, balance stood at −2,734 EUR million in Q1 2026. That is −3,910 EUR million from Q4 2025 and −914 EUR million from a year earlier. The series on this page is quarterly and runs from Q1 2013 to Q1 2026. Source: Banque de France – Webstat (webstat.banque-france.fr).

Latest: −2,734 EUR million; Q1 2026
vs previous period: −3,910 EUR million; Q4 2025
vs a year earlier: −914 EUR million

About this data

France current account and balance of payments by partner country, quarterly from Banque de France. This quarterly dataset covers transactions with the United States, China, Switzerland, Japan, the European Union, and the euro area. It includes breakdowns for goods, services, primary and secondary income, direct investment, and portfolio investment. Series are available in millions of euros (EUR) since 2013.

Frequently asked questions

What does the France current account by partner table measure?: This table measures France's quarterly balance of payments transactions with key global partners, including the United States, China, Switzerland, Japan, and the European Union. It details receipts, payments, and net balances for goods, services, primary income, and secondary income.
Which financial and investment flows are included in this dataset?: The dataset includes quarterly net financial flows for direct investment, portfolio investment in foreign securities, and other investments. It also tracks long-term and short-term debt securities, as well as equity and investment fund shares.
How far back does this French balance of payments data go?: The quarterly series compiled by the Banque de France start in 2013 and are regularly updated with each new official release.
In what units are these French trade and investment figures reported?: All transactions and investment flows in this French balance of payments table are expressed in millions of euros (EUR million).