Inflation, GDP deflator in France
France: Inflation, GDP deflator was 1.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, GDP deflator in France, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
France recorded 1.2% for inflation, gdp deflator in 2025.
The figure is down 43.7% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator in France peaked at 13.8% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2009.
France ranks 171st of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Inflation, GDP deflator in France, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.3% | — |
| 1962 | 4.8% | +45.8% |
| 1963 | 5.6% | +16.3% |
| 1964 | 4.1% | -26.9% |
| 1965 | 3.0% | -25.1% |
| 1966 | 3.0% | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 3.1% | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 4.3% | +38.0% |
| 1969 | 7.4% | +72.9% |
| 1970 | 5.4% | -26.0% |
| 1971 | 5.9% | +8.9% |
| 1972 | 6.7% | +13.0% |
| 1973 | 7.9% | +18.5% |
| 1974 | 11.6% | +46.7% |
| 1975 | 13.8% | +18.1% |
| 1976 | 10.7% | -22.4% |
| 1977 | 8.8% | -17.4% |
| 1978 | 9.3% | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 10.2% | +10.2% |
| 1980 | 11.5% | +13.1% |
| 1981 | 11.5% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 12.0% | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 9.6% | -20.1% |
| 1984 | 7.1% | -26.4% |
| 1985 | 5.5% | -22.2% |
| 1986 | 5.2% | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 2.5% | -52.9% |
| 1988 | 3.2% | +28.7% |
| 1989 | 3.2% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 2.7% | -16.3% |
| 1991 | 2.5% | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 2.0% | -17.7% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | -22.9% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | -38.8% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | +20.8% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | +14.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -33.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -75.8% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | +543.9% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | +34.2% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +20.1% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +19.4% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -95.4% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +928.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -21.8% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +27.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -30.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -23.7% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +98.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -54.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +90.1% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +146.0% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -59.0% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +147.0% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +65.3% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | -58.2% |
| 2025 | 1.2% | -43.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.3% | 3.0% | 7.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.0% | 5.4% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.1% | 2.5% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 0.2% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.1% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 1.2% | 5.0% | 6 |
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- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.8411 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8149 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 39,919 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate 0.841 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7826 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per capita 38,336 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 8.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2153 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inflation, gdp deflator in France?
- Inflation, gdp deflator in France was 1.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 1975.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2009.
- How does France rank for inflation, gdp deflator?
- France ranks 171st out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.