Gross Domestic Product of France fell -2.9% in 2009 compared to last year. This rate is 32 -tenths of one percent less than the previous year, when changed 0.3%.
The GDP figure in 2009 was €1,936,422$2,697,955 million, leaving France placed 5th in the ranking of GDP of the 196 countries that we publish. The absolute value of GDP in France dropped €55,958$232,028 million with respect to 2008.
The GDP per capita of France in 2009 was €29,930$43,191, €1,030$3,964 less than in 2008, when it was €30,960$47,155. To view the evolution of the GDP per capita, it is interesting to look back a few years and compare these data with those of 1999 when the GDP per capita in France was €23,160$25,551.
If we order the countries according to their GDP per capita, France is well positioned in terms of the standard of living of its population, coming 19th out of the 196 countries whose GDP we publish.
Here we show you the progression of the GDP in France. You can see GDP in other countries in GDP and see all the economic information about France in France's economy.