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Where does France get its aircraft and helicopters? Import sources 2024

In 2024, France imported $3.6 billion of aircraft and helicopters (3 thousand tonnes), 2.3% of the world total. Its main sources were Ireland (25%), Spain (13%) and India (12%). France was the world’s 9th-largest importer of aircraft and helicopters.

Summary

Value
$3.6billion
Tonnes
3thousand tonnes
Share of world total
2.3%
World rank
9th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Ireland896Tonnes: 712USD per tonne: $1,258,76125.1%Air
Spain463Tonnes: 307USD per tonne: $1,509,21513%Land
India439Tonnes: 326USD per tonne: $1,346,68312.3%Air
United States411Tonnes: 247USD per tonne: $1,662,03211.5%Air
Canada324Tonnes: 309USD per tonne: $1,048,3299.1%Air
Germany262Tonnes: 109USD per tonne: $2,406,9017.4%Land
China183Tonnes: 490USD per tonne: $372,6385.1%Air
Australia182Tonnes: 135USD per tonne: $1,345,7125.1%Air
Singapore re-exports151Tonnes: 192USD per tonne: $786,1384.2%Air
United Kingdom93.3Tonnes: 60USD per tonne: $1,558,6362.6%Air
Switzerland33.7Tonnes: 41USD per tonne: $813,8430.94%Land
Italy27.6Tonnes: 23USD per tonne: $1,195,4850.77%Land
Turkey21.1Tonnes: 12USD per tonne: $1,765,4210.59%Air
Indonesia20.8Tonnes: 21USD per tonne: $990,4760.58%Air
Kyrgyzstan18Tonnes: 5USD per tonne: $3,600,0000.5%Air
Sweden9.7Tonnes: 8USD per tonne: $1,217,4240.27%Air
Austria9.5Tonnes: 12USD per tonne: $801,1200.27%Air
South Korea4.7Tonnes: 13USD per tonne: $366,5860.13%Air
Estonia3.4Tonnes: 154USD per tonne: $22,1780.1%Sea
Malaysia2.1Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $1,403,6680.06%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

Ireland has been its main source since 2024

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • Ireland 0.9
  • Spain 0.46
  • India 0.44
  • United States 0.41
  • Canada 0.32

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Ireland00.9
Spain0.080.46
India00.44
United States0.670.41
Canada0.150.32

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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