France GDP Growth Rate

Last Release

Jun 30, 2025

Actual

0.3

Units In

0.1

Frequency

Quarterly

Next Release

Nov 28, 2025

Time to Release

2 Months 27 Days 6 Hours

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

The French economy grew 0.3% qoq in Q2 2025, in line with preliminary estimates, picking up from 0.1% in Q1 and marking the strongest pace in three quarters. Final domestic demand made a modest contribution, with household consumption stagnating after a 0.3% drop previously. A sharp decline in energy spending was offset by a rebound in food and accommodation services. At the same time, government spending rose 0.4%, quickening from a 0.2% gain. Inventories added 0.5ppts to GDP, contributing positively for the second straight period. Meanwhile, fixed investment shrank 0.1% for the second quarter, weighed down by continued weakness in construction and a pullback in transport equipment. Simultaneously, net trade dragged 0.3ppts on growth, as exports rebounded (0.5% vs -1.2% in Q1), helped by firms front-loading shipments to the US ahead of new tariffs. Meantime, imports jumped (1.3% vs 0.4%) on a surge in refining activity. Year-on-year, GDP rose 0.8%, faster than Q1’s 0.6% growth.