France — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for France, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for France was 0.84% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 7.09% in 1969. The lowest was -7.44% in 2020 (about -8.8× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.73% per year.
France ranks 179 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 84%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 2.03%, so France sits below it. It peaked in 1969 and has fallen 88% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 21%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 45 of 57 economies; Slovak Republic (0.81%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 843% in 2009. That is 31% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 53rd of 107 in 1961 → 52nd of 119 in 1970 → 91st of 152 in 1980 → 97th of 176 in 1990 → 101st of 199 in 2000 → 147th of 209 in 2010 → 149th of 209 in 2020 → 162nd of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.84% | -0.3 pp |
| 2024 | 1.19% | -0.2 pp |
| 2023 | 1.44% | -1.3 pp |
| 2022 | 2.72% | -4.2 pp |
| 2021 | 6.88% | +14.3 pp |
| 2020 | -7.44% | -9.5 pp |
| 2019 | 2.03% | +0.4 pp |
| 2018 | 1.65% | -0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 2.08% | +1.2 pp |
| 2016 | 0.86% | -0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 1.07% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 1% | +0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 0.78% | +0.6 pp |
| 2012 | 0.18% | -2.3 pp |
| 2011 | 2.44% | +0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 2% | +4.8 pp |
| 2009 | -2.82% | -3.2 pp |
| 2008 | 0.38% | -2.2 pp |
| 2007 | 2.53% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 2.71% | +0.8 pp |
| 2005 | 1.89% | -1.0 pp |
| 2004 | 2.87% | +1.9 pp |
| 2003 | 0.97% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 1.07% | -0.8 pp |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -2.2 pp |
| 2000 | 4.14% | +0.7 pp |
| 1999 | 3.4% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 3.45% | +0.9 pp |
| 1997 | 2.53% | +1.1 pp |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -0.9 pp |
| 1995 | 2.3% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 2.38% | +2.7 pp |
| 1993 | -0.36% | -1.9 pp |
| 1992 | 1.52% | +0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 1.24% | -1.6 pp |
| 1990 | 2.83% | -1.6 pp |
| 1989 | 4.41% | -0.4 pp |
| 1988 | 4.81% | +2.3 pp |
| 1987 | 2.55% | +0.2 pp |
| 1986 | 2.39% | +0.8 pp |
| 1985 | 1.57% | -0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 1.61% | +0.3 pp |
| 1983 | 1.26% | -1.2 pp |
| 1982 | 2.44% | +1.3 pp |
| 1981 | 1.19% | -0.5 pp |
| 1980 | 1.68% | -2.0 pp |
| 1979 | 3.7% | -0.3 pp |
| 1978 | 3.95% | +0.4 pp |
| 1977 | 3.55% | -0.8 pp |
| 1976 | 4.34% | +5.3 pp |
| 1975 | -0.95% | -5.4 pp |
| 1974 | 4.41% | -1.8 pp |
| 1973 | 6.19% | +1.7 pp |
| 1972 | 4.51% | -0.8 pp |
| 1971 | 5.29% | -0.9 pp |
| 1970 | 6.2% | -0.9 pp |
| 1969 | 7.09% | +2.5 pp |
| 1968 | 4.54% | -0.3 pp |
| 1967 | 4.8% | -0.4 pp |
| 1966 | 5.16% | +0.3 pp |
| 1965 | 4.84% | -1.7 pp |
| 1964 | 6.58% | +0.5 pp |
| 1963 | 6.1% | -0.8 pp |
| 1962 | 6.86% | +1.9 pp |
| 1961 | 4.95% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was France’s GDP growth in 1962?
6.86% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is France’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -83.0% in total — about 2.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.84%; 2024: 1.19%; 2023: 1.44%; 2022: 2.72%; 2021: 6.88%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.