France vs India: Gross domestic product (GDP)

France
1.72 trillion current GBP
in 2014
India
1.24 trillion current GBP
in 2014
France rank
6th
India rank
9th

Gross domestic product (GDP) over time

  • France
  • India
0500.0B1.0T1.5T2.0T182719202014

How they compare

France currently reports 1.72 trillion current GBP against 1.24 trillion current GBP in India, a difference of 478.13 billion current GBP.

That makes France's figure about 1.4 times India's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1949 it was India ahead.

France ranks 6th and India ranks 9th of 200 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 7 and India in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade France India Difference Ahead
1940s 6.56 billion current GBP 6.58 billion current GBP 29.10 million current GBP India
1950s 15.35 billion current GBP 8.33 billion current GBP 7.02 billion current GBP France
1960s 37.05 billion current GBP 18.52 billion current GBP 18.52 billion current GBP France
1970s 160.63 billion current GBP 48.33 billion current GBP 112.30 billion current GBP France
1980s 445.73 billion current GBP 149.00 billion current GBP 296.73 billion current GBP France
1990s 883.34 billion current GBP 220.84 billion current GBP 662.50 billion current GBP France
2000s 1.23 trillion current GBP 491.66 billion current GBP 736.72 billion current GBP France
2010s 1.74 trillion current GBP 1.17 trillion current GBP 577.12 billion current GBP France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), France or India?
France, at 1.72 trillion current GBP against 1.24 trillion current GBP in India as of 2014.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp) between France and India?
478.13 billion current GBP, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and India?
66 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2014.
How do France and India rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp)?
France ranks 6th and India ranks 9th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP)
Unit
current GBP
Source
Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 13,609 data points, 1827–2014
Last refreshed

This data is expressed in British pounds. It is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.