Venture capital investments in France
France: Venture capital investments was 0.0781 Percentage of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Venture capital investments in France, 2007–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, venture capital investments in France stood at 0.0781 Percentage of GDP.
The figure is down 12.6% on the previous year and up 205.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, venture capital investments in France peaked at 0.1178 Percentage of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0173 Percentage of GDP, in 2012.
France ranks 11th of 28 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.
Venture capital investments in France, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.0354 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2008 | 0.0256 Percentage of GDP | -27.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0215 Percentage of GDP | -16.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0203 Percentage of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0196 Percentage of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0173 Percentage of GDP | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0231 Percentage of GDP | +33.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0186 Percentage of GDP | -19.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0256 Percentage of GDP | +37.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0266 Percentage of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0399 Percentage of GDP | +49.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0474 Percentage of GDP | +18.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0655 Percentage of GDP | +38.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0629 Percentage of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1023 Percentage of GDP | +62.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1178 Percentage of GDP | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0782 Percentage of GDP | -33.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0893 Percentage of GDP | +14.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0781 Percentage of GDP | -12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0275 Percentage of GDP | 0.0215 Percentage of GDP | 0.0354 Percentage of GDP | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0304 Percentage of GDP | 0.0173 Percentage of GDP | 0.0655 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0881 Percentage of GDP | 0.0629 Percentage of GDP | 0.1178 Percentage of GDP | 6 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.34 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 3,445 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.1678 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 8,218 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual -0.5409 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 0.1485 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 7,273 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) -0.6179 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is venture capital investments in France?
- Venture capital investments in France was 0.0781 Percentage of GDP in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest venture capital investments recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1178 Percentage of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest venture capital investments recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0173 Percentage of GDP in 2012.
- How does France rank for venture capital investments?
- France ranks 11th out of 28 countries with data for 2025.
- Is venture capital investments rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 205.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Venture capital investments (market statistics). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
In the OECD Entrepreneurship Financing Database, venture capital is made up of the sum of early stage (including pre-seed, seed, start-up and other early stage) and later stage venture capital. As there are no harmonised definitions of venture capital stages across venture capital associations and other data providers, original data have been re-aggregated to fit the OECD classification of venture capital by stages. Korea, New Zealand, the Russian Federation and South Africa do not provide breakdowns of venture capital by stage that would allow meaningful international comparisons. The attached table shows the correspondences between original data and OECD harmonised data for venture capital investments by stage. https://webfs-sdd.oecd.org/files/.Stat/VC_INV/VC_OECD_HarmonisedStages.xlsx Venture capital is a form of equity financing particularly relevant for young companies with innovation and growth potential but untested business models and no track record; it replaces or complements traditional bank finance. The development of the venture capital industry is considered an important framework condition to stimulate innovative entrepreneurship. Aggregate data on venture capital provide useful information on trends in the venture capital industry. These data are typically compiled by national or regional Private Equity and Venture Capital Associations, often with the support of commercial data providers. The quality and availability of aggregate data on venture capital have improved considerably in recent years; international comparisons, however, remain complicated because of two main problems. The first difficulty comes from the lack of a standard international definition of venture capital. While there is a general understanding, the definition of the types of investments included in venture capital varies across countries and regions. In some cases, differences are purely linguistic; in others, they are more substantive. The second problem relates to the diverse methodologies employed by data compilers. The completeness and representativeness of venture capital statistics with respect to the venture capital industry of a country will differ depending on how data were collected. The units used are : Millions of US Dollars and share of GDP. OECD statistics contact: stat.contact@oecd.org