What is the current inflation rate in France?

France's consumer price inflation is 2.1% year-on-year as of Jul 2026.

How big is France's economy?

France's nominal GDP was $3.37T in 2025.

France's unemployment rate is 8.3% as of Jul 2026.

We use primary economic sources for every country. See our methodology page for how we source and verify it.

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
GDP, current prices, USD	$3.37T	$3.16T	$3.37T	$62.0B	Dec 2025	Annual
Real GDP growth, YoY	0.9%	1.1%	17.0%	-17.0%	Mar 2026	Quarterly
Inflation rate, CPI YoY	2.1%	1.8%	18.8%	-0.7%	Jul 2026	Monthly
Unemployment rate	8.3%	8.3%	11.0%	6.7%	Jul 2026	Monthly
Policy / benchmark interest rate	2.3%	2.3%	4.8%	0.0%	Aug 2026	Monthly
Government debt % GDP	116.0%	113.2%	116.0%	21.3%	Dec 2025	Annual

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
GDP From Agriculture	80.6%	83.2%	103.5%	51.8%	Jun 2026	Quarterly
GDP From Construction	98.4%	99.0%	121.2%	82.0%	Jun 2026	Quarterly
GDP, current prices, USD	$3.37T	$3.16T	$3.37T	$62.0B	Dec 2025	Annual
Full-Year GDP Growth	0.9%	1.1%	6.8%	-7.6%	Dec 2025	Annual
GDP From Manufacturing	115.1%	114.8%	115.1%	59.3%	Jun 2026	Quarterly
GDP per capita, PPP	Int$63,975	Int$62,525	Int$63,975	Int$17,475	Dec 2025	Annual
GDP per capita, current USD	$48,986	$46,103	$48,986	$1,307	Dec 2025	Annual
GDP, PPP, international $	Int$4.40T	Int$4.29T	Int$4.40T	Int$1.02T	Dec 2025	Annual
GDP From Public Administration	109.4%	109.1%	109.4%	61.0%	Jun 2026	Quarterly
Real GDP growth, YoY	0.9%	1.1%	17.0%	-17.0%	Mar 2026	Quarterly

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Total population	68.7M	68.6M	68.7M	47.4M	Dec 2025	Annual
Unemployment rate	8.3%	8.3%	11.0%	6.7%	Jul 2026	Monthly

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Inflation rate, CPI YoY	2.1%	1.8%	18.8%	-0.7%	Jul 2026	Monthly
Producer Prices MoM	1.3%	0.3%	4.8%	-4.2%	Jul 2026	Monthly

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Policy / benchmark interest rate	2.3%	2.3%	4.8%	0.0%	Aug 2026	Monthly
Private credit / GDP	107.6%	112.6%	125.4%	76.0%	Dec 2024	Annual
Official / period-average FX vs USD	0.86 per USD	0.88 per USD	1.48 per USD	0.63 per USD	Aug 2026	Monthly
Foreign-exchange reserves (ex-gold)	$401.4B	$441.3B	$495.0B	$57.1B	Jun 2026	Monthly

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
House Price Index	127	127	134	79.81	Mar 2026	Quarterly
House Price Index YoY	0.1%	0.9%	13.7%	-8.0%	Mar 2026	Quarterly

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Consumer Confidence	-17.80	-16.90	1.90	-22.30	Aug 2026	Monthly
Retail Sales MoM	0.9%	0.4%	37.1%	-18.1%	Jul 2026	Monthly
Retail Sales YoY	3.8%	2.4%	43.7%	-30.3%	Jul 2026	Monthly

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Current account % GDP	-0.3%	0.1%	3.4%	-2.1%	Dec 2025	Annual
Current Account Goods	$-19.8B	$-3.1B	$8.8B	$-40.1B	Mar 2026	Quarterly
Current Account Services	$7.1B	$12.3B	$23.9B	$-789.3M	Mar 2026	Quarterly
FDI inflows	$73.0B	$52.1B	$112.3B	$525.7M	Dec 2025	Annual
Personal remittances, received	$40.4B	$38.8B	$40.4B	$628.0M	Dec 2025	Annual
Tourism Revenues	$18.3B	$17.7B	$29.2B	$608.0M	Mar 2026	Quarterly
Exports	$702.5B	$702.0B	—	—	2025	Annual
Imports	$827.0B	—	—	—	2025	Annual

#	Name	Value 2025	Share	YoY
1	Germany	$218B	14.2%	+9.9%
2	United States	$128B	8.4%	+13%
3	Italy	$127B	8.3%	+8.9%
4	Belgium	$125B	8.1%	-2.4%
5	Spain	$112B	7.3%	+3.6%
6	Refined industrial goods	$92.5B	5.8%	+6.2%
7	Processed materials	$78.1B	5.0%	-3.1%
8	Specialty equipment	$63.6B	4.1%	+12%
9	Consumer products	$49.1B	3.2%	+0.7%
10	Intermediate goods	$34.6B	2.3%	-5.4%

FAQ

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Budget balance % GDP	-5.1%	-5.8%	0.8%	-8.9%	Dec 2025	Annual
Government debt % GDP	116.0%	113.2%	116.0%	21.3%	Dec 2025	Annual
Military expenditure	2.1%	2.0%	5.4%	1.8%	Dec 2024	Annual
Military expenditure, current USD	$64.7B	$59.5B	$64.7B	$3.3B	Dec 2024	Annual
Government Spending to GDP	57.5%	57.3%	61.7%	46.9%	Dec 2025	Annual
Tax revenue % GDP	22.8%	23.2%	24.8%	17.9%	Dec 2024	Annual

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Business Confidence	-3.60	-6.10	15.30	-42.30	Aug 2026	Monthly
Composite Leading Indicator	101	101	104	88.34	Jun 2026	Monthly
Industrial production YoY	-0.1%	3.1%	63.7%	-36.8%	Jun 2026	Monthly

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Age-dependency ratio	63.3%	63.0%	63.3%	51.6%	Dec 2025	Annual
Total fertility rate	1.61 births per woman	1.66 births per woman	2.89 births per woman	1.61 births per woman	Dec 2024	Annual
Life expectancy at birth	82.98 years	82.83 years	82.98 years	69.87 years	Dec 2024	Annual
Working-age population	42.1M	42.1M	42.1M	29.4M	Dec 2025	Annual

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
Hospital beds per 1,000	5.65 per 1,000 people	5.77 per 1,000 people	11.10 per 1,000 people	5.65 per 1,000 people	Dec 2022	Annual
Health expenditure % GDP	11.5%	11.5%	12.2%	9.6%	Dec 2024	Annual

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
CO2 emissions	274 Mt CO₂	284 Mt CO₂	536 Mt CO₂	274 Mt CO₂	Dec 2024	Annual
Energy use per capita	3,185 kg oil eq. per capita	3,136 kg oil eq. per capita	4,327 kg oil eq. per capita	3,100 kg oil eq. per capita	Dec 2024	Annual

Indicator	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Last updated	Frequency
ICT goods exports, % of goods exports	3.0%	3.4%	10.8%	3.0%	Dec 2024	Annual
ICT service exports, % of service exports	6.8%	7.6%	10.3%	0.3%	Dec 2025	Annual
Research & development expenditure % GDP	2.2%	2.2%	2.3%	2.0%	Dec 2023	Annual
High-technology exports, % of manufactured exports	23.1%	22.4%	28.2%	20.1%	Dec 2024	Annual