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France: economy

France's economy figures from Eurostat, set against the other EU states. Every figure links to the table it was read from; where Eurostat publishes nothing for France, the page says so.

Economic growth: France is the joint 19th highest of the 27 EU member states (2025).

real GDP, change on the year: 0.8% for France, against 1.4% for the EU as a whole.

France against the EU

Each measure with the states ranked next to it. The latest year with a published figure is used.

GDP per head

index, EU = 100

France: 98 in 2025, against 100 for the EU as a whole — the 12th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

GDP per head: France and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
10Finland101
11Cyprus98
12France98
13Italy96
14Czechia93
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)100

Ranks compare the 27 EU member states. Eurostat’s figure for Cyprus covers the government-controlled area only.

  • Published from 1995 to 2025. Highest: 118 in 2001. Lowest: 97 in 2022.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 98*.
  • Above the EU figure in 27* of 31* years with a figure for both (1995–2025).

GDP per head, adjusted for prices

purchasing power standard

France: 40,716 in 2025, against 41,699 for the EU as a whole — the 12th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

GDP per head, adjusted for prices: France and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
10Finland42,087
11Cyprus40,957
12France40,716
13Italy39,949
14Czechia38,557
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)41,699

Ranks compare the 27 EU member states. Eurostat’s figure for Cyprus covers the government-controlled area only.

  • Published from 1995 to 2025. Highest: 40,716 in 2025. Lowest: 17,375 in 1995.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 37,331*.
  • Above the EU figure in 27* of 31* years with a figure for both (1995–2025).

Economic growth

real GDP, change on the year

France: 0.8% in 2025, against 1.4% for the EU as a whole — the joint 19th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Economic growth: France and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
joint 19Austria0.8%
joint 19Finland0.8%
joint 19France0.8%
joint 19Slovakia0.8%
23Romania0.7%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)1.4%
  • Published from 1975 to 2025. Highest: 6.9% in 2021. Lowest: -7.4% in 2020.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 2.7%*.
  • Above the EU figure in 14* of 30* years with a figure for both (1996–2025).

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The counts on this page are published by Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union) and are reproduced unchanged. Humanity Observatory has additionally derived the following from them:

  • A country's rank among the 27 EU states for a measure, computed by sorting the published per-country figures.
  • The highest and lowest point of the country's own published annual series.
  • The average of the country's latest published annual figures (up to five years).
  • The number of years in which the country's figure was above the EU figure for the same year.

Source: Eurostat. Reuse terms.

* Calculated by Humanity Observatory from published figures.

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