Foreign direct investment, net inflows in France
France: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 2.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in France, 1970–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
France recorded 2.2% for foreign direct investment, net inflows in 2025.
That represents a change of up 31.7% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in France peaked at 4.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2014.
France ranks 97th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in France, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4% | — |
| 1971 | 0.3% | -24.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3% | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | +32.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7% | +52.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4% | -33.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3% | -39.4% |
| 1977 | 0.5% | +75.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 0.4% | -13.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | +11.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | -14.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | -32.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | +13.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | +46.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | -10.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | +30.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | +51.4% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | +20.7% |
| 1990 | 1.0% | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | +14.8% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | +30.6% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | -27.8% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | +30.5% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -7.6% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | +15.7% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | +24.0% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | +56.8% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | +20.3% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | -33.2% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -26.9% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | +130.1% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -26.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -70.6% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +115.4% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -20.3% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -85.1% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +897.9% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -18.3% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +17.1% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +64.9% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -29.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -62.8% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | +351.7% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +21.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -85.3% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +178.8% |
| 2025 | 2.2% | +31.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 0.7% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.2% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 0.6% | 4.0% | 6 |
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- 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 foreign direct investment, net inflows in France?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in France was 2.2% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2014.
- How does France rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- France ranks 97th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.