GDP growth, year on year in France
Real GDP in France was -0.1% higher than a year earlier in Q3 2026. The value for Q3 2026 is the lowest since Q4 2020.
France, Q3 2026
-0.1%
Change from Q2 2026
−0.6percentage points
European Union, Q3 2026
1.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), Q3 2026
2.1%
GDP growth, year on year in France over time
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% change on the same quarter a year earlier. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | France | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.1% | 1.5% |
| Q2 2026 | 0.5% | 1.4% |
| Q1 2026 | 0.8% | 0.9% |
| Q4 2025 | 1.1% | 1.3% |
| Q3 2025 | 0.8% | 1.4% |
| Q2 2025 | 0.8% | 1.5% |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8% | 1.7% |
| Q4 2024 | 0.9% | 1.8% |
| Q3 2024 | 1.4% | 1.4% |
| Q2 2024 | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Q1 2024 | 2.1% | 1.1% |
| Q4 2023 | 2.0% | 0.4% |
| Q3 2023 | 1.9% | 0.2% |
| Q2 2023 | 2.0% | 0.4% |
| Q1 2023 | 1.5% | 1.1% |
| Q4 2022 | 1.3% | 1.9% |
| Q3 2022 | 1.4% | 3.0% |
| Q2 2022 | 3.9% | 4.3% |
| Q1 2022 | 4.7% | 5.6% |
| Q4 2021 | 5.2% | 5.8% |
| Q3 2021 | 4.7% | 5.4% |
| Q2 2021 | 17.1% | 14.7% |
| Q1 2021 | 1.5% | 0.3% |
| Q4 2020 | -4.0% | -3.5% |
| Q3 2020 | -4.4% | -3.9% |
| Q2 2020 | -17.0% | -13.0% |
| Q1 2020 | -5.0% | -2.1% |
| Q4 2019 | 1.0% | 1.5% |
| Q3 2019 | 2.2% | 2.1% |
| Q2 2019 | 2.7% | 2.0% |
| Q1 2019 | 2.5% | 2.2% |
| Q4 2018 | 1.4% | 1.6% |
| Q3 2018 | 1.3% | 1.8% |
| Q2 2018 | 1.5% | 2.3% |
| Q1 2018 | 2.0% | 2.6% |
| Q4 2017 | 2.8% | 3.2% |
| Q3 2017 | 2.8% | 3.2% |
| Q2 2017 | 2.2% | 3.0% |
| Q1 2017 | 1.2% | 2.5% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.6 percentage points from 0.5% in Q2 2026.
- Since Q1 2024, when it was 2.1%, the figure has changed by −2.2 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in Q3 2026 was 1.5%.
More for France
All statistics for France
Quarterly GDP growth (seasonally adjusted)
-0.1%
Q3 2026 · Eurostat
Real GDP growth
0.8%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
GDP per capita in euro
€43,350p (Provisional) per person
2025 · Eurostat
GDP per capita in PPS
99p (Provisional) (EU = 100)
2024 · Eurostat
GDP in euro
2,991,056p (Provisional) million €
2025 · Eurostat
Labour productivity growth
1.5%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat