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0.5%down 0.2 points from Q1 2026Q2 2026 · released 28 Aug 2026

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Key data points

Last release: 28 Aug 2026
Observation period: Q2 2026
Next release: 30 Oct 2026, 06:30 UTC
Previous: 0.7% Q1 2026
Highest: 17.1% Q2 2021
Lowest: −17.0% Q2 2020
A year ago: 0.8%
Data since: 1950

France GDP growth rate by year

France GDP growth rate by year
Year	Average	High	Low	Change
2026 (to date)	0.6%	0.7%Q1 2026	0.5%Q2 2026	▼ −0.2
2025	0.9%	1.1%Q4 2025	0.8%Q1 2025	▲ +0.3
2024	1.4%	2.1%Q1 2024	0.9%Q4 2024	▼ −1.2
2023	1.8%	2.0%Q2 2023	1.5%Q1 2023	▲ +0.5
2022	2.8%	4.7%Q1 2022	1.3%Q4 2022	▼ −3.4
2021	7.1%	17.1%Q2 2021	1.5%Q1 2021	▲ +3.7
2020	−7.6%	−4.0%Q4 2020	−17.0%Q2 2020	▲ +1.0
2019	2.1%	2.7%Q2 2019	1.0%Q4 2019	▼ −1.5
2018	1.6%	2.1%Q1 2018	1.3%Q3 2018	▼ −0.7
2017	2.3%	2.8%Q3 2017	1.2%Q1 2017	▲ +1.6
2016	0.7%	0.9%Q1 2016	0.5%Q3 2016	0.0
2015	1.0%	1.2%Q4 2015	0.6%Q3 2015	0.0
2014	1.0%	1.5%Q3 2014	0.6%Q4 2014	▼ −0.7
2013	0.9%	1.5%Q4 2013	0.1%Q1 2013	▲ +1.4
2012	0.2%	0.7%Q1 2012	−0.2%Q4 2012	▼ −0.9
2011	2.5%	3.1%Q1 2011	2.0%Q4 2011	▼ −1.1
2010	1.8%	2.2%Q3 2010	1.4%Q1 2010	▲ +0.6
2009	−2.7%	−0.8%Q4 2009	−4.1%Q1 2009	▲ +3.3
2008	0.3%	2.0%Q1 2008	−1.4%Q4 2008	▼ −3.4
2007	2.5%	2.9%Q1 2007	2.1%Q4 2007	▼ −0.8

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France GDP growth rate by year
Year	Average	High	Low	Change
2006	2.9%	3.6%Q2 2006	2.6%Q1 2006	▲ +0.1
2005	2.0%	2.2%Q3 2005	1.8%Q2 2005	0.0
2004	2.5%	3.0%Q2 2004	2.1%Q1 2004	▲ +0.7
2003	1.0%	1.3%Q4 2003	0.3%Q2 2003	0.0
2002	1.1%	1.6%Q4 2002	0.8%Q1 2002	▲ +0.8
2001	1.8%	3.1%Q1 2001	0.7%Q4 2001	▼ −2.4
2000	4.4%	5.1%Q2 2000	3.5%Q4 2000	▼ −1.1
1999	3.3%	4.3%Q4 1999	2.6%Q2 1999	▲ +1.7
1998	3.5%	4.1%Q1 1998	2.9%Q4 1998	▼ −1.2
1997	2.5%	3.5%Q4 1997	1.4%Q1 1997	▲ +2.1
1996	1.3%	1.7%Q4 1996	1.0%Q2 1996	▲ +0.2
1995	2.5%	3.4%Q1 1995	1.3%Q4 1995	▼ −2.1
1994	2.4%	3.6%Q4 1994	1.1%Q1 1994	▲ +2.5
1993	−0.4%	−0.2%Q4 1993	−0.6%Q2 1993	▲ +0.4
1992	1.4%	2.0%Q1 1992	0.7%Q4 1992	▼ −1.3
1991	1.3%	1.5%Q4 1991	1.0%Q3 1991	▲ +0.1
1990	2.8%	3.9%Q1 1990	1.4%Q4 1990	▼ −2.5
1989	4.6%	5.0%Q4 1989	4.3%Q1 1989	▲ +0.7
1988	4.7%	5.0%Q1 1988	4.3%Q4 1988	▼ −0.7
1987	2.6%	3.8%Q4 1987	1.9%Q1 1987	▲ +1.9
1986	2.3%	2.5%Q2 1986	2.1%Q4 1986	▼ −0.1
1985	1.7%	2.2%Q4 1985	1.3%Q1 1985	▲ +0.9
1984	1.7%	2.2%Q3 1984	1.3%Q1 1984	▲ +0.2
1983	1.3%	1.6%Q1 1983	1.0%Q2 1983	▼ −0.4
1982	2.4%	2.8%Q1 1982	2.0%Q3 1982	▼ −0.8
1981	1.2%	2.4%Q4 1981	−0.4%Q1 1981	▲ +2.8
1980	1.7%	3.4%Q1 1980	0.4%Q4 1980	▼ −3.0
1979	3.7%	4.1%Q3 1979	3.3%Q4 1979	▼ −0.7
1978	4.0%	4.3%Q4 1978	3.4%Q1 1978	▲ +0.9
1977	3.5%	4.4%Q1 1977	3.1%Q3 1977	▼ −1.2
1976	4.3%	5.7%Q3 1976	3.0%Q1 1976	▲ +1.2
1975	−0.9%	1.3%Q4 1975	−2.6%Q3 1975	▲ +2.1
1974	4.4%	6.0%Q1 1974	1.7%Q4 1974	▼ −4.3
1973	6.2%	6.6%Q3 1973	5.6%Q1 1973	▲ +0.7
1972	4.5%	4.9%Q4 1972	4.2%Q2 1972	▲ +0.3
1971	5.3%	5.8%Q1 1971	5.0%Q4 1971	▼ −0.8
1970	6.2%	6.7%Q1 1970	5.7%Q4 1970	▼ −1.0
1969	7.2%	12.6%Q2 1969	4.4%Q1 1969	▲ +1.7
1968	4.5%	6.3%Q4 1968	−0.7%Q2 1968	▲ +0.1
1967	4.8%	5.1%Q1 1967	4.5%Q3 1967	▼ −0.1
1966	5.2%	5.7%Q1 1966	4.2%Q4 1966	▼ −1.5
1965	4.8%	5.4%Q4 1965	4.1%Q1 1965	▲ +1.3
1964	6.6%	10.0%Q1 1964	4.1%Q3 1964	▼ −4.2
1963	6.3%	8.2%Q3 1963	3.6%Q1 1963	▲ +3.1
1962	6.6%	7.5%Q3 1962	5.5%Q1 1962	▲ +1.3
1961	5.1%	6.8%Q1 1961	4.1%Q3 1961	▼ −2.0
1960	8.0%	9.1%Q3 1960	7.2%Q1 1960	▲ +0.3
1959	2.6%	5.2%Q4 1959	0.7%Q1 1959	▲ +4.5
1958	2.8%	4.0%Q1 1958	1.8%Q3 1958	▼ −2.2
1957	5.6%	6.5%Q1 1957	4.6%Q4 1957	▼ −1.9
1956	5.1%	5.3%Q4 1956	4.9%Q1 1956	▲ +0.4
1955	5.4%	5.6%Q1 1955	5.1%Q3 1955	▼ −0.1
1954	5.8%	6.7%Q3 1954	5.3%Q1 1954	▲ +0.5
1953	3.2%	4.9%Q4 1953	1.3%Q1 1953	▲ +3.6
1952	3.5%	5.0%Q1 1952	2.0%Q4 1952	▼ −3.0
1951	5.3%	7.6%Q1 1951	3.3%Q4 1951	▼ −4.3
1950	8.8%	10.5%Q4 1950	6.7%Q1 1950	▲ +3.8

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Date or period	Value · Percent	Source
Q1 2025	0.8%	National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE); French Customs
Q2 2025	0.8%	National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE); French Customs
Q3 2025	0.8%	National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE); French Customs
Q4 2025	1.1%	National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE); French Customs

Indicator info

Category: GDP
Source: National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE), French Customs
Frequency: Quarterly
Units: Percent

The change in real gross domestic product compared with the same quarter a year earlier.

GDPQ2 2026759.71B EUR Inflation rateSep 20263.0%Consumer price indexSep 2026103 Unemployment rateQ2 20268.3%

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Released 28 Aug 20260.5%Q2 2026

In 17 days

Next release, 06:30 UTC30 Oct 2026Q3 2026

History

GDP growth rate recent observations
Period	Value	Change
Q2 2026	0.5%	−0.2
Q1 2026	0.7%	−0.4
Q4 2025	1.1%	+0.3
Q3 2025	0.8%	0.0
Q2 2025	0.8%	0.0
Q1 2025	0.8%	−0.1
Q4 2024	0.9%	−0.5
Q3 2024	1.4%	+0.1
Q2 2024	1.3%	−0.8
Q1 2024	2.1%	+0.1
Q4 2023	2.0%	+0.1
Q3 2023	1.9%	−0.1
Q2 2023	2.0%

Common questions

What is the GDP growth rate in France now?

The GDP growth rate in France was 0.5% in Q2 2026, down 0.2 points from Q1 2026. The figure was released on 28 Aug 2026.

When is the next GDP growth rate release for France?

The next release is scheduled for 30 Oct 2026, 06:30 UTC, covering Q3 2026.

What are the highest and lowest values of the GDP growth rate in France?

In data since 1950, the highest was 17.1% in Q2 2021 and the lowest was −17.0% in Q2 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Published by National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE), French Customs, and shown here exactly as published. Publishers revise figures, and the latest published figure replaces the earlier one.

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