France services exports (receipts)
France services exports (receipts) stood at 32,880 EUR million in Aug 2026, according to Banque de France – Webstat (webstat.banque-france.fr). It is one of the indicators in the Trade in services by type table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 2013 to Aug 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Trade in services by type table
| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Services, exports (receipts)11 | 32,880 | 34,707 | 38,846 | 34,200 | 33,519 | 33,187 | 29,283 | 29,879 | 35,079 | 29,813 | |
| Manufacturing services on inputs owned by others | 904 | 968 | 1,108 | 886 | 1,006 | 999 | 1,019 | 947 | 1,137 | 1,357 | |
| Maintenance and repair services | 1,415 | 1,492 | 1,572 | 1,341 | 1,428 | 1,426 | 1,270 | 1,278 | 1,578 | 1,421 |
Understanding france services exports (receipts)
Aggregate receipts generated from the provision of intangible economic outputs by resident entities to non-resident entities capture total cross-border trade activity across all individual sectors combined. This aggregate spans every recognized commercial classification, ranging from transport and financial services to specialized technical expertise and tourism revenue, distinguishing it from inbound trade flows and narrow sub-sector totals. Goods trade, foreign direct investment earnings, and primary income flows sit outside this perimeter, ensuring the figure isolates pure service-sector earnings.
Evaluating this aggregate requires accounting for pronounced calendar shifts and summer holiday surges that recur annually without direct relation to broader economic shifts. Initial estimates frequently undergo subsequent recalculations as late respondent data arrives from international banking surveys and enterprise declarations. Comparing identical periods across twelve-month intervals neutralizes weather-driven anomalies and festive shutdowns more effectively than consecutive-month calculations. Observers often mistakenly treat this total as synonymous with the broader current account, overlooking transfers and physical merchandise flows.
Frequently asked questions
- What transactions are counted in France services exports (receipts)?
- All payments received by resident providers for services delivered to foreign customers across every category, excluding physical merchandise and primary investment income.
- Are early estimates of France services exports (receipts) subject to revision?
- Yes, preliminary figures are systematically updated as additional survey responses and administrative tax declarations become available from reporting enterprises.
- Why is a year-on-year comparison preferred over a month-on-month comparison?
- Annual comparisons neutralize seasonal holiday surges and weather disruptions that routinely distort consecutive-month calculations.