NACE 84.21: Foreign affairs

NACE Rev. 2.1 class. Replaces NACE Rev. 2 84.21. Closest ISIC Rev. 4: 8421.

NACE Rev. 2.1 class 84.21 is "Foreign affairs". It sits in section P (PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND DEFENCE; COMPULSORY SOCIAL SECURITY), then division 84 (Public administration and defence; compulsory social security), then group 84.2 (Provision of services to the community as a whole). In the previous classification, NACE Rev. 2, the activity was covered by 84.21 (Foreign affairs).

What the class includes

This class includes: - administration and operation of the ministry of foreign affairs and diplomatic and consular missions stationed abroad or at offices of international organisations - administration, operation and support for information and cultural services intended for distribution beyond national boundaries - aid to foreign countries, whether or not routed through international organisations - provision of military aid to foreign countries - management of foreign trade, international financial and foreign technical affairs

What it excludes

This class excludes: - international disaster or conflict refugee services, see 88.99 - activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies, see 99.00

Correspondence with NACE Rev. 2

NACE Rev. 2	Label (Rev. 2)	Also maps to
84.21	Foreign affairs	-

The label in 24 languages

bgВъншни работи
csČinnosti v oblasti zahraničních věcí
daUdenrigsanliggender
deAuswärtige Angelegenheiten
elΕξωτερικές υποθέσεις
enForeign affairs
esAsuntos exteriores
etVälissuhted
fiUlkoasiainhallinto
frAffaires étrangères
gaGnóthaí eachtracha
hrVanjski poslovi
huKülügyek
itAffari esteri
ltUžsienio reikalai
lvĀrlietas
mtAffarijiet barranin
nlBuitenlandse zaken
plSprawy zagraniczne
ptNegócios Estrangeiros
roActivități de afaceri externe
skZahraničné veci
slUrejanje zunanjih zadev
svUtrikesförvaltning

Neighbouring classes

84.22 Defence activities · 84.23 Justice and judicial activities · 84.24 Public order and safety activities · 84.25 Fire service activities

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Official classification texts from EU Vocabularies (Publications Office of the European Union, CC BY 4.0), read on 2026-10-05. Correspondence tables link classes that cover the same activities; one old class can be split across several new ones, so check the notes before you convert a dataset. Information only.