Summary
- Canada → France
- $4billion
- France → Canada
- $6.5billion
- Canada’s balance
- -$2.5billion
Balance
Canada’s trade balance with France
Trade between Canada and France grew 2.4-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Canada’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 4
- Imports 6.5
- Balance -2.5
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $2.1 billion | $2.2 billion | -$171 million |
| 1996 | $1.8 billion | $2.5 billion | -$706 million |
| 1997 | $1.6 billion | $3.6 billion | -$2 billion |
| 1998 | $1.5 billion | $3.1 billion | -$1.5 billion |
| 1999 | $1.5 billion | $3.4 billion | -$1.8 billion |
| 2000 | $1.8 billion | $2.8 billion | -$1 billion |
| 2001 | $1.8 billion | $3.5 billion | -$1.7 billion |
| 2002 | $1.6 billion | $3.6 billion | -$2 billion |
| 2003 | $1.9 billion | $3.7 billion | -$1.8 billion |
| 2004 | $2.2 billion | $4 billion | -$1.8 billion |
| 2005 | $2.4 billion | $4 billion | -$1.6 billion |
| 2006 | $2.6 billion | $4.5 billion | -$1.9 billion |
| 2007 | $3.4 billion | $4.6 billion | -$1.2 billion |
| 2008 | $3.7 billion | $5.1 billion | -$1.4 billion |
| 2009 | $3.2 billion | $4.8 billion | -$1.6 billion |
| 2010 | $3 billion | $5 billion | -$2 billion |
| 2011 | $3.9 billion | $5.4 billion | -$1.5 billion |
| 2012 | $4.1 billion | $4.8 billion | -$759 million |
| 2013 | $4.1 billion | $4.9 billion | -$806 million |
| 2014 | $3.7 billion | $5 billion | -$1.3 billion |
| 2015 | $2.8 billion | $4.9 billion | -$2.2 billion |
| 2016 | $2.9 billion | $4.2 billion | -$1.3 billion |
| 2017 | $3.2 billion | $4.4 billion | -$1.2 billion |
| 2018 | $3.2 billion | $5.3 billion | -$2 billion |
| 2019 | $3.2 billion | $6.2 billion | -$3 billion |
| 2020 | $3 billion | $4.6 billion | -$1.6 billion |
| 2021 | $3.5 billion | $5.4 billion | -$1.9 billion |
| 2022 | $3.4 billion | $5.6 billion | -$2.1 billion |
| 2023 | $4.2 billion | $6 billion | -$1.8 billion |
| 2024 | $4 billion | $6.5 billion | -$2.5 billion |
What they sell each other
What Canada sells to France
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What France sells to Canada
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Vancouver and Le Havre is 8,872 nautical miles (16,431 km) long: ≈ 20.5–26.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Panama Canal.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
France was Canada’s 11th largest trading partner (1% of its trade), and Canada was France’s 26th (0.8%).
- France in Canada’s trade
- 1%
- France’s rank among Canada’s partners
- 11th
- Canada in France’s trade
- 0.8%
- Canada’s rank among France’s partners
- 26th
Compare with
Other partners of Canada
Other partners of France
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.