Europe
Overview
Demography
Capital: Paris
Currency: Euro
Population: 68.72M
Population density: 127/km2
Conventions
Numbering system
Arabic numerals and comma as decimal separator, space as thousands separator.
Date format: yyyy-mm-dd / dd-mm-yyyy
Time: 24h time system
Country code: 0033
Economy
GDP: 3.37 trillion USD (2025)
GDP per capita: 48,985.7 USD ‎(2025) ‎
Exports: 632 billion USD (2024)
Imports: 753 billion USD (2024)
T-index
2.5%
T-Index ranks countries according to their potential for online sales.
Statistics
Internet users: 95.2% penetration, 63.4 million
Unemployment rate: 7.5% (2025)
Urbanisation: 79% (2025)
Global Innovation Index: 13th out of 139 countries worldwide
Language data sources: Worldatlas/Britannica//EF/Wikipedia; Demography data sources: IMF/Worldometers; Conventions data source: Wikipedia; Economy data sources: WTO/OEC/CIA/Esomar/Datareportal; Statistics data sources: Datareportal/WorldBank/UN/UNESCO/CEIC/IMF/Culturalatlas/Commisceoglobal
If you need other information, below you can find a selection of economic/social/cultural data
Economy
GDP
3.37 trillion USD (2025)
Trade – Economic Complexity Index
Ranked 17th out of 130 countries
The Economic Complexity Index (ECI) measures the sophistication and diversity of a country’s exports.
Product Imports
$753 billion (2024)
Service Imports
$370.06 billion (2024)
Market Growth Imports
2.9% of annual growth (2025)
Financial inclusion factors (over 15 years of age)
• 99.2% have an account with a financial institution
• 39.8% have a credit card
• 98% make digital payment
Active E-commerce
197,154 active stores
GDP Growth (annual %)
0.8%
GDP per Capita
$48,985.7 (2024)
Product Exports
$632 billion USD (2024)
Service Exports
$428.82 billion (2024)
Market Growth Exports
1.3% of annual growth (2025)
Main online stores
Amazon France, AliExpress, Cdiscount, Fnac, Vinted, Leboncoin, Veepee, La Redoute, Boulanger, Carrefour, ManoMano, Decathlonv
Global Startup Ecosystem Index
France ranked 11th out of 100 countries, 4.7% of annual ecosystem growth
The Global Startup Ecosystem Index ranks countries and by the strength of their startup ecosystems. It evaluates factors such as startup activity, ecosystem quality, and the business environment for entrepreneurship.
Economy data sources: WTO/OEC/CIA/Esomar/Datareportal
Trade balance of goods from 2013 to 2025
Source: Statista
Perception of products made in selected countries in 2017
Source: Statista
Which attributes do you associate with products made in France
Source: Statista
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Source: WorldBank
T-index
Reach most of the online purchasing power
T-Index ranks countries according to their potential for online sales. It estimates the market share of each country in relation to global e-commerce.
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Media language French
The press
Le Monde, Le Figaro, Libération, Les Échos, La Croix, L’Humanité
News Agency
Agence France-Presse, AFP Factuel, AFP Forum, Reuters France, Associated Press France, Bloomberg Paris
Magazines
Le Point, L’Express, L’Obs, Marianne, Valeurs actuelles, Courrier international
Television
TF1, France 2, France 3, France 4, France 5, M6
Radio
France Inter, Franceinfo Radio, France Culture, France Musique, FIP, Mouv’
Media data source: GlobalMediaList
Internet Data
Internet users
95.2% penetration, 63.4 million
Share of web traffic by device
53.51% mobile phones, 44.10% computers (laptops and desktops), 2.32% tablet devices and 0.07% other devices
Median speed of mobile Internet connection
130.64 Mbps (Download)
9.56 Mbps (Upload)
Median speed of fixed Internet connection
307.96 Mbps (Download)
227.84 Mbps (Upload)
Mobile connection as a percentage of total population: 116%
Most popular web search engines
Google (88.81%), Bing (4.64%), Yahoo! (1.67%), Yandex (1.52%), Ecosia (1.28%), DuckDuckGo (1.10%), Qwant (0.82%), others (0.16%)
Share of AI web traffic referrals
ChatGPT (86.08%), Microsoft Copilot (6.14%), Perplexity (4.07%), Google Gemini (1.08%), Claude (0.76%), DeepSeek (0.18%)
Most used social media
Facebook (70.2%), WhatsApp (66.1%), Instagram (55.4%), Messenger (51.3%), YouTube (45.5%), TikTok (38.3%), Snapchat (37.8%), Pinterest (27.9%), iMessage (24.9%), LinkedIn (23.0%), X (21.7%), Telegram (15.0%), Discord (11.8%), Skype (8.7%), Threads (7.5%)
Percentage of mobile connections that are broadband (3G-5G): 99.5%
Internet data sources: Datareportal/Statcounter
Social statistics
Life expectancy
83 yrs (2024)
Current health expenditure
11.54% of GDP
Current education expenditure
91% of total expenditure in public institutions
CO2 emissions
4.12 metric tons per capita
Corruption perceptions Index
France scored 66 out of 100, ranked 27th out 182 countries worldwide.
The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) ranks countries by perceived levels of public sector corruption. It is based on expert assessments and business surveys, with higher scores indicating lower perceived corruption.
Religion
Christian (overwhelmingly Roman Catholic) (63%), none (28%), Muslim (9%)
Ethnicity
Celtic and Latin (majority), Teutonic, Slavic, North African (Algerian, Moroccan, Tunisian), Indochinese, Basque minorities.
World Happiness Index
France ranked 35th out of 147 countries, with a score of 6.586
The World Happiness Index ranks countries by people’s self-reported life satisfaction. It also considers factors like income, health, social support, freedom, and trust.
Social statistics sources: WorldBank/UN/UNESCO/CEIC/IMF/World Population Review
Research & Development
R&D Expenditure
2.18 % of GDP
World Competitiveness Ranking
France ranked 21st out of 70 countries, with a score of 81.91
The World Competitiveness Ranking measures how well countries create an environment that supports business performance and long-term prosperity.
It evaluates factors such as economic performance, government efficiency, business efficiency, and infrastructure.
World Digital Competitiveness Ranking
France ranked 36th out of 69 countries, with a score of 66.7
The World Digital Competitiveness Ranking measures how well countries adopt and develop digital technologies to drive economic transformation.
It assesses factors such as knowledge, technology, and future readiness.
Technology – Economic Complexity Index
Ranked 7th out of 97 countries
Research – Economic Complexity Index
Ranked 16th out of 138 countries
The Economic Complexity Index (ECI) measures the sophistication and diversity of a country’s exports.
Global Innovation Index
Ranked 8th out of 39 European countries, and 13th out of 139 countries worldwide.
The Global Innovation Index captures the innovation
ecosystem performance of 139 economies and tracks the most recent global innovation trends.
Research & Development sources: WorldBank/OEC/Wipo/IMD
Country Curiosities
Some experts believe that French could be the fastest-growing language by 2050. Why? It is because the language landscape for French has greatly grown due to the increase of French speakers in sub-Saharan Africa, which is estimated to be around 44% of the world’s French-speaking population. This number is projected to increase to 85%, or around 750 million people by 2050. Most recently France and Quebec governments have passed laws ensuring the French language is preserved, and is used in all business, financial, and tech-related activities.
Additionally…
- In France you can eat a different cheese every single day of the year. In 2022, France exported $3.76B in Cheese.
- With a total length of 29,000, the French railway network is the second largest in Europe (behind Germany) and the ninth biggest in the world.
- A whopping 89.3 million people visited the country in 2018, making it the most visited destination in the world.
- French was the official language of England between 1066 and 1362.
- Under French law, you can marry posthumously in exceptional cases.
- The world’s first artificial heart transplant and face transplant both took place in France
- With a whopping 9.6 million visitors in 2019, the famous Louvre is the most visited museum in the world.
- France is the Leading European Country in e-Government.
- There are 6,100 streets in Paris, and yet there is only one stop sign in the entire city. You can find it in the 16th arrondissement.
- French is the official language of France, and it’s also an official language in 29 other countries.
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