France imports: coke & refined petroleum
France imports: coke & refined petroleum stood at 32,094 EUR million in 2025, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Annual national accounts table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 1949 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Annual national accounts table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imports of goods and services | |||||||||||
| Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products | 32,094 | 39,453 | 41,183 | 53,465 | 30,778 | 19,725 | 29,120 | 27,830 | 22,712 | 18,947 | |
| Manufacture of electrical, electronic and computer equipment - Manufacture of machinery | 147,687 | 145,698 | 151,806 | 150,310 | 133,715 | 115,394 | 126,654 | 122,758 | 117,568 | 110,964 |
Understanding france imports: coke & refined petroleum
Cross-border purchases of processed petroleum derivatives and coking plant outputs coming from abroad are tracked in this supply and use account row. The metric records the total monetary value of imported fuel oils, lubricants, and refined petroleum goods entering domestic supply channels, separated distinctly from crude oil extraction and general energy distribution items captured under wider mining headings. It covers fuel entering domestic commerce through international transactions, valued at basic prices or purchaser prices depending on the specific national accounts compilation tier, while excluding domestically refined products that never cross national boundaries.
Interpreting this metric requires accounting for sharp fluctuations in international crude petroleum prices, which can heavily distort monetary totals independently of physical import volumes. Analysts evaluating this category should examine chained volume measures alongside current price valuations to strip out valuation effects caused by global energy market volatility. Revisions frequently occur when delayed customs declarations are processed or when annual supply-use balancing reconciles trade statistics with industrial production surveys. Comparisons against domestic manufacturing output help clarify whether reliance on foreign petroleum processing is expanding or contracting over time.
Frequently asked questions
- What products are included in coke and refined petroleum imports?
- The category covers refined petroleum products such as motor fuels, heating oils, lubricants, and solid coking coal derivatives brought from abroad.
- How do crude oil price swings affect this series?
- Value figures in current prices fluctuate directly with international petroleum price cycles, making volume measures essential for assessing true physical changes.
- Why do figures in this category get revised?
- Early estimates incorporate provisional customs returns that are later adjusted using comprehensive annual industrial surveys and final supply-use balancing.