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France — Macro Snapshot

Slowdown — FRA is experiencing a slowdown — GDP growth decelerated to 0.8% from 2.0%. Based on 2025-Q4 data.

Based on 2025-Q4 data.

The ECB (Eurosystem) has set the policy rate at 2.00%. Headline inflation stands at 0.7%, with unemployment at 7.8%. GDP growth is running at 0.2%.

Data sources: Eurostat (INSEE), ECB (Eurosystem), national statistics. Currency: EUR. Classification: MacroBrief Regime Framework v2.4.

Annual data typically lags. Latest available: 2024

Year	GDP	Debt/GDP	C/A	Savings	Budget	CPI
2024	$3.2T	112%	-0.5%	16%	-5.8%	2.1%
2023	$3.1T	110%	-0.7%	17%	-5.5%	4.9%
2022	$2.9T	111%	-1.5%	16%	-4.8%	5.2%
2021	$2.8T	113%	0.4%	21%	-6.5%	1.6%
2020	$2.6T	115%	-2.0%	24%	-9.0%	0.5%

How to read this table

GDP — Nominal GDP in US dollars. Measures total economic output.

Debt/GDP — Government debt as % of GDP. Above 100% indicates debt exceeds annual output.

C/A — Current account balance (% of GDP). Negative = importing more than exporting.

Savings — Gross national savings rate. Higher savings provide a buffer against external shocks.

Budget — Government budget balance (% of GDP). Negative = fiscal deficit.

CPI — Consumer price inflation (year over year). Central banks typically target ~2%.

Annual data typically lags 1–2 years. Rows marked Forecast are IMF projections. One year changes may not reflect the underlying trend — compare across 3–5 years.

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