Country comparison United Kingdom vs France

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.1%chart1.2%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q312,925Kchart10,912K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€3,368,254Mchart€2,921,412M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$3,694,543Mchart$3,160,443M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€48,656chart€42,6302024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$52,648chart$46,1872024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€882,319Mchart€748,969M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20243,409,580chart3,305,2622024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,689,354chart3,576,5012024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024101.23%chart113.20%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€49,946chart€48,1562024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$54,045chart$52,1082024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-193,632chart-169,6552024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-209,521chart-182,4052024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.75%chart-5.80%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,483,373.6chart1,671,793.92024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,605,091.9chart1,807,231.22024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022145,880.3chart141,308.42022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022156,486.7chart148,885.12022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202210.64%chart9.12%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024304,812,258,156.0chart284,491,313,000.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023302,871.9chart249,592.92024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202320.05%chart13.81%2024Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202476,749.6chart59,964.22024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202484,184.5chart64,870.52024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.25%chart3.59%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202444.04%chart57.30%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€21,730chart€24,3572024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$23,513chart$26,3312024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€2,158chart€2,0722022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$2,274chart$2,1882022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,385chart€4,1552024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$4,421chart$3,6452024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,109chart€8752024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,200chart$9482024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/20/2023Aa3Aa312/14/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]04/21/2023AAA+10/17/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]03/27/2020AA-AA-04/28/2023Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202371chart712023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20199ºchart15º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202440.8chart28.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202443ºchart108º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]20245ºchart12º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]October 20255.1%chart7.7%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q24.2%chart7.9%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q21,449Kchart2,511K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$2,608.1chart$2,043.32025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€2,512.1chart€1,802.02025NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2019$52,278chart$48,6732024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€52,924chart€44,9682024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201723ºchart26º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / British pounds [+]01/23/20260.8681
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/22/20260.7451chart0.854301/22/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/23/20264.53%chart3.49%01/23/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
Risk Premium [+]01/23/2026162chart5901/23/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/23/20262.10%chart-0.08%01/23/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20253.4%chart0.8%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]November 20200.3%chart0.7%December 2025HICP [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20250.3%chart-3.3%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/18/20253.75%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]20208ºchart33º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 2020-2.9%chart2.0%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20243,762,680chart3,314,540December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.75chart28.22December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,025,474chart1,505,0762023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021639.66chart671.582021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202335.3%chart45.2%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/04/201120.00%chart20.00%01/01/2014Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202247.7%chart55.6%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202230,741,000chart48,395,0002021Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€481,864.1Mchart€592,226.1M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$521,039.7Mchart$641,013.7M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202315.46%chart20.27%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€732,010.2Mchart€694,866.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$791,522.6Mchart$752,109.8M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202323.49%chart23.79%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-250,146.1Mchart€-102,640.6M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-270,611.3Mchart$-111,096.1M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-8.03%chart-3.51%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20201.4%chart3.1%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201510ºchart16º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023280chart1132024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202434ºchart87º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20161.80‰chart1.90‰2016Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,373.9chart25,372.42017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202013.95%chart12.59%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20207.05%chart3.46%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.02‰chart9.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201726,801.5chart21,758.02017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.52‰chart9.40‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.56chart1.662023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20164.40‰chart3.50‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201818.6%chart15.9%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202368,265,000chart68,635,9432024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20209,359,587chart8,524,8762020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20204,732,510chart2,341,9082020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.940chart0.9102022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202414ºchart22º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202381.24chart83.102024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20215,867chart8,9052023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20218.80chart13.012023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2020673chart8972024Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20201.00chart1.342023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.42chart4.252023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024594chart112024Annual crude oil production [+]
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212,500.0chart61.72021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023262,518chart412,5722023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023267,716chart498,9552023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025232,112chart168,16212/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/202525,103,762chart39,055,65612/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/11/202250,762,968chart53,192,48007/10/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20253,400.16chart2,450.0612/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/04/2022151,248,820chart158,060,08012/23/2023Doses administered [+]
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