France imports: financial and insurance activities
France imports: financial and insurance activities stood at 33,811 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 | |||||||||||
| Financial and insurance activities | 33,811 | 31,365 | 27,721 | 21,497 | 20,362 | 17,731 | 17,155 | 16,760 | 15,666 | 14,706 | |
| Scientific and technical activities; administrative and support service activities | 108,701 | 104,683 | 99,269 | 88,264 | 74,788 | 70,319 | 76,654 | 77,868 | 73,695 | 76,602 |
Understanding france imports: financial and insurance activities
Cross-border banking fees, insurance underwriting services, risk management premiums, and auxiliary financial intermediation charges purchased from foreign institutions are tallied in this series. It measures the monetary value of financial services imported from overseas providers, excluding direct investment capital flows or loan principal repayments. This separates financial service fees from physical trade or insurance payouts.
Reading these statistics requires understanding that financial service imports often scale with global market volatility, investment deal flow, and regulatory changes across international jurisdictions. Annual comparisons offer a clearer view of long-term financial integration, avoiding short-term spikes driven by major cross-border mergers or financial market crises. Analysts must be careful not to confuse these service fees with the investment income flows reported in balance of payments accounts.
Frequently asked questions
- What financial transactions are captured in financial and insurance imports?
- The series records cross-border banking fees, insurance premiums, and financial intermediation service charges.
- Does this category include investment capital or loan repayments?
- No, it strictly measures the service fees charged for financial intermediation, excluding the underlying capital amounts.
- How do financial market crises impact this measure?
- Market turbulence can alter risk management and underwriting fee structures, causing sudden shifts in reported service imports.