GDP per capita growth in France
France: GDP per capita growth was 0.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in France, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
France recorded 0.6% for gdp per capita growth in 2025.
The figure is down 35.9% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in France peaked at 6.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -7.7%, in 2020.
France ranks 163rd of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita growth in France, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.9% | — |
| 1962 | 5.8% | +49.7% |
| 1963 | 5.0% | -12.9% |
| 1964 | 5.5% | +8.1% |
| 1965 | 3.8% | -29.6% |
| 1966 | 4.3% | +10.9% |
| 1967 | 4.0% | -7.1% |
| 1968 | 3.7% | -5.2% |
| 1969 | 6.2% | +65.9% |
| 1970 | 5.2% | -15.7% |
| 1971 | 4.3% | -17.8% |
| 1972 | 3.6% | -16.4% |
| 1973 | 5.3% | +48.3% |
| 1974 | 3.7% | -30.2% |
| 1975 | -1.4% | -138.0% |
| 1976 | 3.9% | -375.2% |
| 1977 | 3.1% | -21.2% |
| 1978 | 3.5% | +13.3% |
| 1979 | 3.2% | -7.1% |
| 1980 | 1.1% | -64.9% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | -48.1% |
| 1982 | 2.1% | +251.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | -65.3% |
| 1984 | 1.1% | +55.2% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 1.9% | +75.7% |
| 1987 | 2.0% | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 4.2% | +110.8% |
| 1989 | 3.8% | -10.1% |
| 1990 | 2.3% | -40.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | -67.8% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | +38.7% |
| 1993 | -0.8% | -178.2% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | -352.8% |
| 1995 | 1.9% | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -46.4% |
| 1997 | 2.2% | +108.8% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | +42.0% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | +19.6% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -66.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -71.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -23.2% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +721.1% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -46.9% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +77.8% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | -0.2% | -109.4% |
| 2009 | -3.3% | +1762.1% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -145.1% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +29.7% |
| 2012 | -0.3% | -115.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -187.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +98.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +36.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -16.1% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +200.9% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -28.3% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +31.7% |
| 2020 | -7.7% | -558.4% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | -184.0% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -66.1% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -47.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -20.2% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | -35.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.7% | 3.7% | 6.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.4% | -1.4% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 0.6% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | -0.8% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | -3.3% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | -0.3% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | -7.7% | 6.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.34 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 27,936 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 6.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8903 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 43,613 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7879 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 38,596 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in France?
- Gdp per capita growth in France was 0.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.7% in 2020.
- How does France rank for gdp per capita growth?
- France ranks 163rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. 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 per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.