Country comparison France vs Euro zone

Subscribe to our free email alert service
 
Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.2%chart0.9%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q310,912Kchart11,585K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,921,412Mchart€15,231,369M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$3,160,443Mchart$16,485,444M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€42,630chart€43,4002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$46,187chart$48,1192024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€748,969Mchart€3,969,096M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20243,305,262chart8,600,9832012Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,576,501chart11,050,5432012Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024113.20%chart90.60%2012Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€48,156chart€25,5862012Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$52,108chart$32,8732012Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-169,655chart-352,6832012Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-182,405chart-453,1272012Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.80%chart-3.70%2012Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,671,793.9chart4,772,568.12013Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,807,231.2chart6,338,447.72013Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022141,308.4
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022148,885.1
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20229.12%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024284,491,313,000.0
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2024249,592.9
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202413.81%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202459,964.2chart265,631.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202464,870.5chart287,502.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.59%chart3.15%2023Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202457.30%chart49.80%2013Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€24,357chart€14,3132013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$26,331chart$18,7922013Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€2,072
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$2,188
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,155
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$3,645
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€875chart€7572024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$948chart$8392024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/14/2024Aa3
S&P Rating [+]10/17/2025A+
Fitch Rating [+]04/28/2023AA-
Corruption Index [+]202371
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201915º
Fragile States Index [+]202428.3
RTI Raking [+]2024108º
Innovation Ranking [+]202412º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]November 20257.7%chart7.6%July 2021Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q37.9%
Unemployed [+]2025Q32,511K
NMW [+]2025$2,043.3
NMW [+]2025€1,802.0
Average Wage [+]2024$48,673
Average Wage [+]2024€44,968
Human Capital Ranking [+]201726º
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/13/20260.8581chart0.858101/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/13/20263.52%
Risk Premium [+]01/13/202671
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/31/20260%chart0.01%12/30/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20250.8%
HICP [+]December 20250.7%chart2.0%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]November 2025-3.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202033º
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20252.0%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20243,314,540
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.22
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,505,076
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021671.58
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202445.2%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201420.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202255.6%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202148,395,000chart413,959,2002018Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2024€592,226.1M
Exports [+]2024$641,013.7M
Exports % GDP [+]202420.27%
Imports [+]2024€694,866.7M
Imports [+]2024$752,109.8M
Imports % GDP [+]202423.79%
Trade balance [+]2024€-102,640.6M
Trade balance [+]2024$-111,096.1M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-3.51%
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20253.1%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201516º
Density [+]2024113chart1202019Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202487º
Crude divorce rate [+]20161.90‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]201725,372.4
% Immigrant [+]202012.59%
% Emigrant [+]20203.46%
Birth Rate [+]20249.70‰chart8.14‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201721,758.0
Crude death rate [+]20249.40‰chart10.54‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.66chart1.382023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.50‰
% risk of poverty [+]202415.9%chart17.0%2021% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202468,635,943chart342,597,6982019Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20208,524,876
Emigrant stock [+]20202,341,908
HDI [+]20220.910
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202422º
Life expectancy [+]202483.10chart82.192023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20238,905
Suicide rate [+]202313.01
Number of homicides [+]2024897
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.34
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.25
Annual crude oil production [+]202411
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202161.7
Consumption GWh [+]2023412,572
Generation GWh [+]2023498,955
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/21/2025168,162
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/21/202539,055,198
Fully vaccinated [+]07/10/202353,192,480
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/21/20252,450.06
Doses administered [+]12/23/2023158,060,080
France
Euro zone
  • Capital: Brussels
  • Population: 342,597,698
  • Surface Area: 2,848,740 km2
  • Currency: Euros