The French economy expanded 0.7% year-on-year in Q2 2026, slightly below market expectations and down from the previous quarter's revised 0.8% growth. This marked the slowest annual expansion since the contraction in Q4 2020. source: INSEE, France

GDP Annual Growth Rate in France averaged 3 percent from 1950 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 17 percent in the second quarter of 2021 and a record low of -17 percent in the second quarter of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - France GDP Annual Growth Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. France GDP Annual Growth Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on July of 2026.

GDP Annual Growth Rate in France is expected to be 0.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the France GDP Annual Growth Rate is projected to trend around 1.10 percent in 2027 and 1.40 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-05-29 06:45 AM
YoY Final
Q1 0.9% 1.3% 1.1% 1.1%
2026-07-30 05:30 AM
YoY Prel
Q2 0.7% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8%
2026-08-28 06:45 AM
YoY Final
Q2 0.9% 0.7% 0.7%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Full Year GDP Growth 0.90 1.10 percent Dec 2025
GDP Growth Rate YoY 0.70 0.80 percent Jun 2026
GDP Constant Prices 665034.00 665641.00 EUR Million Mar 2026
GDP from Agriculture 8300.00 8410.00 EUR Million Mar 2026
GDP from Construction 30292.00 30756.00 EUR Million Mar 2026
GDP from Manufacturing 63524.00 63178.00 EUR Million Mar 2026
GDP from Services 350594.00 350646.00 EUR Million Mar 2026
GDP from Transport 27943.00 28116.00 EUR Million Mar 2026
GDP from Utilities 10088.00 10187.00 EUR Million Mar 2026
GDP Growth Rate 0.20 -0.10 percent Jun 2026
Gross Fixed Capital Formation 143844.00 144683.00 EUR Million Mar 2026


France GDP Annual Growth Rate
France is the seventh largest economy in the world and the second largest in the Euro Area. France has a large and diversified industrial and agricultural base which includes aircraft, military equipment, perfumes, pharmaceuticals, wine, beef and wheat production. With at least 82 million foreign tourists per year, France is the most visited country in the world and maintains the third largest income in the world from tourism. Services are the biggest sector of the economy (79 percent of total GDP) while industry accounts for 19 percent. Agriculture contributes 2 percent to GDP, yet France is the second largest exporter of agricultural products in the world.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
0.70 0.80 17.00 -17.00 1950 - 2026 percent Quarterly
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