Real GDP growth in France

Real GDP in France changed by 0.8% in 2025.

Measure: Real GDP growth (World Bank) Unit: Annual % change Data: 1961 to 2025 Source: World Bank
France, 2025 0.8% Annual % change
Change from 2024 −0.3percentage points 2024: 1.2%
European Union, 2025 1.5% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 1.8% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 162nd of 186 See the full ranking

Real GDP growth in France over time

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

Real GDP growth (World Bank) (annual % change), 2001 to 2025
Period FranceEuropean Union
2025 0.8% 1.5%
2024 1.2% 1.1%
2023 1.4% 0.4%
2022 2.7% 3.6%
2021 6.9% 6.4%
2020 -7.4% -5.6%
2019 2.0% 1.9%
2018 1.6% 2.0%
2017 2.1% 2.8%
2016 0.9% 1.9%
2015 1.1% 2.4%
2014 1.0% 1.6%
2013 0.8% 0.0%
2012 0.2% -0.8%
2011 2.4% 2.0%
2010 2.0% 2.2%
2009 -2.8% -4.3%
2008 0.4% 0.6%
2007 2.5% 3.1%
2006 2.7% 3.6%
2005 1.9% 2.0%
2004 2.9% 2.6%
2003 1.0% 0.9%
2002 1.1% 1.1%
2001 1.9% 2.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 1.2% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 1.1%, the figure has changed by −0.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 186 countries with data for 2025, France has the 162nd highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 1.5%.

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
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 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