Country comparison France vs South Korea

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.2%chart2.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q410,916Kchart7,925K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€2,921,412Mchart€1,733,173M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$3,160,443Mchart$1,875,388M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€42,630chart€33,4912024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$46,187chart$36,2392024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q4€751,939Mchart€410,129M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20243,305,262chart863,3802024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,576,501chart934,2252024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024113.20%chart49.82%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€47,984chart€16,6832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$51,922chart$18,0522024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-169,655chart-13,5742024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-182,405chart-14,6882024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.80%chart-0.78%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,671,793.9chart390,542.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,807,231.2chart422,588.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022141,308.4chart99,274.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022148,885.1chart97,329.32022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20229.12%chart14.31%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024284,491,313,000.0chart67,778,041,283.72024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2024249,592.9chart91,829.82024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202413.81%chart15.50%2024Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202459,964.2chart44,404.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202464,870.5chart48,048.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20243.59%chart11.32%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202457.30%chart22.53%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€24,270chart€7,5472024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$26,236chart$8,1662024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€2,072chart€1,9212022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$2,188chart$1,8842022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,155chart€1,6742024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$3,645chart$1,7762024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€875chart€8582024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$948chart$9282024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]12/14/2024Aa3Aa205/09/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/17/2025A+AA08/07/2016S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/28/2023AA-AA-02/11/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202371chart632023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201915ºchart13º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202428.3chart29.82024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]2024108ºchart45º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202412ºchart6º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]December 20257.7%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q37.9%chart2.8%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q32,511Kchart814K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2026$2,142.0chart$1,418.52025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2026€1,823.0chart€1,368.22025NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2024$48,673chart$37,2292015Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€44,968chart€32,2082024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201726ºchart27º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
1,715.780002/13/2026Euro / South Korean won [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/13/20260.8430chart1,443.400002/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]02/13/20263.35%
Risk Premium [+]02/13/202659
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/13/20262.57%chart33.35%02/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20250.8%chart3.1%March 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]December 20250.7%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-2.0%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.50%05/29/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]202033ºchart5º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20251.6%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20243,314,540chart1,489,363December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.22chart33.84December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,505,076chart4,243,5972023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021671.58chart457.802020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202445.2%chart25.3%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201420.00%chart10.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202255.6%chart51.9%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202148,395,000chart17,502,7562019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2025€604,295.8Mchart€584,690.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2025$682,842.2Mchart$632,225.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202420.27%chart34.28%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2025€696,392.7Mchart€594,258.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2025$786,909.8Mchart$642,572.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202423.79%chart34.84%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2025€-92,096.9Mchart€-9,568.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2025$-104,067.7Mchart$-10,346.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2024-3.51%chart-0.56%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20252.0%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201516ºchart60º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024125chart5152024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202487ºchart46º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20161.90‰chart1.80‰2024Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]201725,372.4chart6,331.82017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202012.59%chart3.33%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20203.46%chart4.25%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20249.70‰chart4.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201721,758.0chart5,989.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20249.40‰chart7.00‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.66chart0.752024Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.50‰chart4.40‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202415.9%
Population [+]202468,882,600chart51,751,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20208,524,876chart1,728,1822020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,341,908chart2,204,5542020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.910chart0.9292022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202422ºchart94º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.10chart83.702024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20238,905chart12,9062022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202312.97chart25.002022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2024897chart2472023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20231.34chart0.482023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.25chart11.042023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202411
Crude Oil Reserves [+]202161.7
Consumption GWh [+]2023412,572chart564,1832023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023498,955chart583,8712023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/2026168,194chart35,93401/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/202639,057,095chart34,571,87301/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]07/10/202353,192,480chart44,372,67905/26/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/20262,441.75chart694.3601/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/2023158,060,080chart129,647,78412/12/2022Doses administered [+]
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