Investment share of GDP in France

Investment in France was equal to 21.9% of GDP in 2025.

France, 2025 21.9% % of GDP
Change from 2024 +0.4percentage points 2024: 21.5%
European Union, 2025 22.0% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 22.0% Middle value of 27 countries

Investment share of GDP in France over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Investment (gross capital formation) as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2025
Period FranceEuropean Union
2025 21.9% 22.0%
2024 21.5% 21.6%
2023 22.9% 22.5%
2022 24.0% 24.2%
2021 23.4% 23.1%
2020 22.8% 22.1%
2019 23.0% 22.5%
2018 22.6% 21.9%
2017 22.2% 21.3%
2016 21.6% 20.7%
2015 21.7% 20.5%
2014 21.8% 20.1%
2013 21.5% 19.7%
2012 21.8% 20.1%
2011 22.5% 21.5%
2010 21.3% 20.9%
2009 20.7% 20.4%
2008 23.5% 23.8%
2007 23.6% 24.2%
2006 22.7% 23.3%
2005 21.9% 22.3%
2004 21.4% 22.0%
2003 20.7% 21.7%
2002 20.7% 21.8%
2001 21.5% 22.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 21.5% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 21.7%, the figure has changed by +0.2 percentage points.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 22.0%.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NE.GDI.TOTL.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for France
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices