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Where does France get its cargo and passenger ships? Import sources 2024

In 2024, France imported $4.1 billion of cargo and passenger ships (2.2 million tonnes), 4.8% of the world total. South Korea sold 54% of the total, followed by China (29%) and Germany (13%). France was the world’s 7th-largest importer of cargo and passenger ships.

Summary

Value
$4.1billion
Tonnes
2.2million tonnes
Share of world total
4.8%
World rank
7th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
South Korea2.2Tonnes: 1,318,007USD per tonne: $1,68954.5%Sea
China1.2Tonnes: 737,873USD per tonne: $1,62429.3%Sea
Germany0.52Tonnes: 114,176USD per tonne: $4,55712.7%Land
Côte d'Ivoire0.04Tonnes: 3,446USD per tonne: $12,0231%Sea
Angola0.02Tonnes: 13,287USD per tonne: $1,6900.55%Sea
Singapore re-exports0.02Tonnes: 420USD per tonne: $36,5410.38%Sea
Romania0.01Tonnes: 1,525USD per tonne: $9,2180.34%Sea
Portugal0.01Tonnes: 3,627USD per tonne: $2,4710.22%Sea
Netherlands re-exports0.01Tonnes: 2,843USD per tonne: $2,7490.19%Sea
Turkey0.01Tonnes: 319USD per tonne: $23,9290.19%Sea
Finland0.01Tonnes: 97USD per tonne: $76,6950.18%Air
Sweden0.01Tonnes: 77USD per tonne: $70,4020.13%Air
United Kingdom< 0.01Tonnes: 37USD per tonne: $115,2900.11%Air
Cyprus< 0.01Tonnes: 393USD per tonne: $5,7100.05%Sea
Tunisia< 0.01Tonnes: 5,905USD per tonne: $2500.04%Sea
Denmark< 0.01Tonnes: 1,179USD per tonne: $1,1510.03%Sea
Norway< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $16,783,6940.03%Air
Italy< 0.01Tonnes: 24USD per tonne: $6,5360%Land
Spain< 0.01Tonnes: 4USD per tonne: $38,1970%Land
Ireland< 0.01Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $24,7520%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

South Korea has been its main source since 2022

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

  • South Korea 2.2
  • China 1.2
  • Germany 0.52
  • Côte d'Ivoire 0.04
  • Angola 0.02

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
South Korea0.112.2
China01.2
Germany< 0.010.52
Côte d'Ivoire00.04
Angola00.02

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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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