GDP growth in France
France: GDP growth was 0.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in France, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp growth in France is 0.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.4% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in France peaked at 7.1% in 1969 and was at its lowest, -7.4%, in 2020.
That places France 179th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP growth in France, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.9% | — |
| 1962 | 6.9% | +38.6% |
| 1963 | 6.1% | -11.0% |
| 1964 | 6.6% | +7.9% |
| 1965 | 4.8% | -26.5% |
| 1966 | 5.2% | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 4.8% | -7.0% |
| 1968 | 4.5% | -5.4% |
| 1969 | 7.1% | +56.1% |
| 1970 | 6.2% | -12.6% |
| 1971 | 5.3% | -14.6% |
| 1972 | 4.5% | -14.7% |
| 1973 | 6.2% | +37.2% |
| 1974 | 4.4% | -28.7% |
| 1975 | -0.9% | -121.4% |
| 1976 | 4.3% | -558.7% |
| 1977 | 3.6% | -18.1% |
| 1978 | 3.9% | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 3.7% | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 1.7% | -54.6% |
| 1981 | 1.2% | -29.1% |
| 1982 | 2.4% | +105.5% |
| 1983 | 1.3% | -48.3% |
| 1984 | 1.6% | +27.5% |
| 1985 | 1.6% | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 2.4% | +52.3% |
| 1987 | 2.6% | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 4.8% | +88.6% |
| 1989 | 4.4% | -8.5% |
| 1990 | 2.8% | -35.8% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | -56.3% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | +22.6% |
| 1993 | -0.4% | -123.7% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | -764.0% |
| 1995 | 2.3% | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -39.4% |
| 1997 | 2.5% | +80.9% |
| 1998 | 3.5% | +36.6% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 4.1% | +21.8% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -54.1% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -43.8% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | +196.4% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -34.2% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +43.7% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -85.0% |
| 2009 | -2.8% | -843.0% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -170.8% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +21.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -92.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +325.2% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +27.6% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -19.4% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +142.3% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -21.0% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +23.2% |
| 2020 | -7.4% | -467.0% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | -192.5% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -60.5% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -47.0% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -17.3% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | -29.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.7% | 4.5% | 7.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.1% | -0.9% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 1.2% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | -0.4% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | -2.8% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.2% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | -7.4% | 6.9% | 6 |
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- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.9006 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per capita 44,119 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$), annual -14.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual -14.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 10.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1097 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 5,373 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in France?
- Gdp growth in France was 0.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 1969.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.4% in 2020.
- How does France rank for gdp growth?
- France ranks 179th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.