Fiatmap

MacroFrance

GDP growth in France

Is that economy growing or stalling?

France's gdp growth is 0.84 % — #104 of 127 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2025.

0.84%

Checked 8 Sept 2026Period 2025

Source: World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt)

GDP growth in France over time

6.88 %-0.28 %-7.44 %6.88 % · 2021-7.44 % · 20202000: 4.14 %2001: 1.90 %2002: 1.07 %2003: 0.97 %2004: 2.87 %2005: 1.89 %2006: 2.71 %2007: 2.53 %2008: 0.38 %2009: -2.82 %2010: 2.00 %2011: 2.44 %2012: 0.18 %2013: 0.78 %2014: 1.00 %2015: 1.07 %2016: 0.86 %2017: 2.08 %2018: 1.65 %2019: 2.03 %2020: -7.44 %2021: 6.88 %2022: 2.72 %2023: 1.44 %2024: 1.19 %2025: 0.84 %2000201220250.84 %
26 official observations, 2000 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#104 of 127
higher is better
Ranked behind
18 %
23 of 127 countries
Latest move
▼ 0.35 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
6.04 pp
peak 6.88 % in 2021
Full series
▼ 3.30 pp
since 2000

In Europe: #30 of 39vs median 2.90 %: −2.06 pp (worse)

Among 127 countries

4 of 127 countries between -2.71 % and -2.14 %2 of 127 countries between -2.14 % and -1.56 %1 of 127 countries between -1.56 % and -0.99 %3 of 127 countries between -0.99 % and -0.41 %12 of 127 countries between 0.16 % and 0.74 %11 of 127 countries between 0.74 % and 1.31 %12 of 127 countries between 1.31 % and 1.89 %9 of 127 countries between 1.89 % and 2.47 %14 of 127 countries between 2.47 % and 3.04 %13 of 127 countries between 3.04 % and 3.62 %11 of 127 countries between 3.62 % and 4.19 %10 of 127 countries between 4.19 % and 4.77 %6 of 127 countries between 4.77 % and 5.34 %3 of 127 countries between 5.34 % and 5.92 %1 of 127 countries between 5.92 % and 6.49 %2 of 127 countries between 6.49 % and 7.07 %3 of 127 countries between 7.07 % and 7.64 %2 of 127 countries between 7.64 % and 8.22 %2 of 127 countries between 8.22 % and 8.79 %2 of 127 countries between 9.37 % and 9.95 %4 of 127 countries between 10.52 % and 11.10 %median 2.90 %France: ahead of 18 % of the 127 countries with a published gdp growthFrance 0.84 %-2.71 %11.10 %
Half of all 127 countries sit between 1.30 % and 4.37 %. France is ahead of 18 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGDP growthvs France
102 Russia1.00 %+0.16 pp
103 Belgium0.98 %+0.14 pp
104 France0.84 %—
105 Slovakia0.81 %−0.03 pp
106 Romania0.68 %−0.16 pp

Annual real GDP growth (World Bank).

How to read this figure

Annual growth of real GDP (World Bank) — the size of the economy adjusted for inflation. Population growth matters: a country can grow 2 % while its GDP per person stands still.

Next, about France

GDP per capitaUnemployment rateInflation rate
GDP growth, all countries ranked →Compare France with another country →Everything about France →
Did this answer your question?