Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in France
France: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing was 0.6776 National currency per US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in France, 1960–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.
Analysis
France recorded 0.6776 National currency per US dollar for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in 2025.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in France peaked at 1.05 National currency per US dollar in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.5557 National currency per US dollar, in 1960.
That places France 45th out of 53 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in France, year by year
| Year | National currency per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5557 National currency per US dollar | — |
| 1961 | 0.569 National currency per US dollar | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 0.5823 National currency per US dollar | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.6107 National currency per US dollar | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 0.6248 National currency per US dollar | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.6244 National currency per US dollar | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.6208 National currency per US dollar | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.6227 National currency per US dollar | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.6191 National currency per US dollar | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.6273 National currency per US dollar | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.6593 National currency per US dollar | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 0.6647 National currency per US dollar | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.6798 National currency per US dollar | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.6957 National currency per US dollar | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.7126 National currency per US dollar | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.7419 National currency per US dollar | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 0.7782 National currency per US dollar | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.7972 National currency per US dollar | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.8138 National currency per US dollar | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8282 National currency per US dollar | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.8473 National currency per US dollar | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.8629 National currency per US dollar | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.9105 National currency per US dollar | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9604 National currency per US dollar | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.9926 National currency per US dollar | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 1.02 National currency per US dollar | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 1.05 National currency per US dollar | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 1.05 National currency per US dollar | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.04 National currency per US dollar | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.04 National currency per US dollar | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.03 National currency per US dollar | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.02 National currency per US dollar | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 1.01 National currency per US dollar | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.01 National currency per US dollar | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.994 National currency per US dollar | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9848 National currency per US dollar | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9812 National currency per US dollar | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9692 National currency per US dollar | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9615 National currency per US dollar | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9527 National currency per US dollar | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9301 National currency per US dollar | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9118 National currency per US dollar | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9007 National currency per US dollar | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.93 National currency per US dollar | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9352 National currency per US dollar | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9165 National currency per US dollar | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8949 National currency per US dollar | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8886 National currency per US dollar | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8819 National currency per US dollar | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8625 National currency per US dollar | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8549 National currency per US dollar | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8414 National currency per US dollar | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8443 National currency per US dollar | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8116 National currency per US dollar | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8076 National currency per US dollar | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8087 National currency per US dollar | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.78 National currency per US dollar | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7701 National currency per US dollar | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7562 National currency per US dollar | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.706 National currency per US dollar | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6931 National currency per US dollar | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7039 National currency per US dollar | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6827 National currency per US dollar | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6785 National currency per US dollar | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6812 National currency per US dollar | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.6776 National currency per US dollar | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6057 National currency per US dollar | 0.5557 National currency per US dollar | 0.6273 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7371 National currency per US dollar | 0.6593 National currency per US dollar | 0.8282 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9763 National currency per US dollar | 0.8473 National currency per US dollar | 1.05 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9904 National currency per US dollar | 0.9527 National currency per US dollar | 1.03 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9052 National currency per US dollar | 0.8625 National currency per US dollar | 0.9352 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7981 National currency per US dollar | 0.706 National currency per US dollar | 0.8549 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6862 National currency per US dollar | 0.6776 National currency per US dollar | 0.7039 National currency per US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 42 Austria 0.7254 National currency per US dollar compare
- 43 Belgium 0.7199 National currency per US dollar compare
- 44 Germany 0.71 National currency per US dollar compare
- 46 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.6771 National currency per US dollar compare
- 47 Italy 0.6103 National currency per US dollar compare
- 48 Malta 0.5945 National currency per US dollar compare
More economy & growth data for France
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.34 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 0.531 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2955 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 14,476 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2799 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 13,713 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 6.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2202 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in France?
- Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in France was 0.6776 National currency per US dollar in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 National currency per US dollar in 1986.
- What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5557 National currency per US dollar in 1960.
- How does France rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- France ranks 45th out of 53 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org