France foreign rail freight tonnage: Spain
France foreign rail freight tonnage: Spain stood at 0.7 million tonnes in 2025, according to SDES – Service des données et études statistiques (Ministère de la Transition écologique). It is one of the indicators in the Freight transport (annual) table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 2016 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Freight transport (annual) table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign countries | |||||||||||
| Spain | 0.7 | 0.87 | 1.31 | 2.04 | 2.15 | 1.7 | 1.85 | 1.78 | 2.06 | 2.7 | |
| Italy | 0.81 | 0.69 | 1.13 | 1.62 | 1.79 | 1.26 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.64 | 1.54 |
Understanding france foreign rail freight tonnage: Spain
Inbound rail freight tonnage originating within the designated neighboring European nation and entering the domestic transport grid is quantified here. The measurement focuses exclusively on the gross weight of goods loaded onto cross-border rail services arriving from this specific geographical origin. Purely domestic shipments, maritime container imports, and road freight are excluded from the dataset. Unlike internal regional series, this measure evaluates external supply chain linkages and cross-border freight integration with a specific trade partner.
Interpreting annual figures requires awareness of international rail corridor capacity constraints, customs procedures, and cross-border labor disputes that can impact yearly totals. Revisions to early estimates occur as administrative data exchanges between national railway authorities are finalized. Analysts should be cautious when comparing this series with maritime import statistics, as rail routing is constrained by fixed land infrastructure and specific border crossing points.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this series measure total trade with the named country?
- No, it measures only the portion of trade transported specifically by rail freight originating in that country.
- Are empty rail cars included in this weight measurement?
- No, the series records only the physical weight of the loaded cargo.
- Why are year-on-year comparisons preferred for this series?
- Comparing annual figures smooths out seasonal scheduling variations and highlights long-term trends in international rail logistics.