France GDP Growth Rate

Last Release

Sep 30, 2025

Actual

0.5

Units In

0.3

Frequency

Quarterly

Next Release

N/A

Time to Release

N/A

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
18.6 Sep 2020	-13.5 Jun 2020	0.74 %	1949-2025	N/A

France is the seventh largest economy in the world and the second largest in the Euro Area. the biggest sector of the economy is household consumption (55 percent) followed by government expenditure (24 percent) and gross fixed capital formation (22 percent). Exports of goods and services account for 29 percent of GDP while imports account for 31 percent, subtracting 2 percent from total GDP.

Latest Updates

France’s economy expanded by 0.5% quarter-on-quarter in Q3 2025, accelerating from 0.3% in the previous quarter and confirming preliminary estimates. This marks the sharpest quarterly expansion since Q2 2023, supported by firm domestic demand and a rebound in exports. Exports jumped 3.2% after 0.3%, driven by a strong recovery in transport equipment (+13.4%), while imports rose at a softer pace of 1.3% after 1.5%. As a result, net trade contributed +0.6 points to growth. Meanwhile, household consumption increased 0.1%, unchanged from Q2, as lower food spending (–1.0% after +1.5%) was offset by a rebound in energy demand (+1.3% after –2.3%) and slight growth in services (+0.1%). Fixed investment rose 0.5% after stagnating, supported by stronger information and communication (+1.7%) and capital goods (+1.7%). Government consumption remained steady at +0.5%. On an annual basis, GDP expanded 0.9%, up from 0.7% in Q2, marking the strongest growth in a year.