Europe · FR / FRA

France

Structural context across the economy, people, infrastructure, trade, and markets.

Capital
Paris
Currency
EUR
Time
CET
Population68,7 M2025, annual · World Bank Open Data
Economic outputUS$ 3.4T2025, annual · World Bank Open Data
Inflation0,9%2025, annual · World Bank Open Data
Unemployment8,2%Jun 2026 · Insee

Macro structure

France: the broader picture.

Latest available figures. Updated Aug 25, 2026.

GDP growth0,8%2025, annual
Inflation0,9%2025, annual
Unemployment8,2%Jun 2026
Industry value added16,8%2025, annual
Trade67,2%2025, annual

Long-range series

Structure over time.

Public figures with clear sources and dates. Values shown with their original official cadence.

GDP growth%
2015: 1.0672025: 0.841
Source: World Bank Open Data · 2015–2025 · Charts by TradingView
Unemployment%
2015: 10.3542025: 7.542
Source: World Bank Open Data · 2015–2025 · Charts by TradingView
Populationpeople
2015: 66,548,2722025: 68,720,337
Source: World Bank Open Data · 2015–2025 · Charts by TradingView

People & services

Health and education baseline.

Life expectancy83 years2024, annual
Secondary enrollment103,8%2024, annual

Infrastructure & trade

Connectivity and external activity.

Internet use88,7%2024, annual
Electricity access100%2024, annual
Trade67,2%2025, annual

Policy, markets & public authority

Official institutions, direct from source.

Macro to local conditions

Read relationships without claiming causation.

OBSERVED

National figures for output, prices, employment, trade, connectivity, health and education are shown together, each with its own time period.

How to use this information

The combined record supports comparison of national conditions with industry and household context; it does not by itself prove that one series caused another.