France — Gross capital formation (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1850–2031 · 181 observations
About this series
Gross capital formation records investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories and, where included, valuables during the period. It is a flow in the expenditure account of GDP. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The gross capital formation reading for France was 22.1% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 21.6% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +0.57 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 22.6% of GDP, the latest reading was below.
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- Annual data, 1850–2031
- Quarterly data, 1949–2027
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Latest observations
2000–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 21.8 % of GDP |
| 2030 | 21.9 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 21.9 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 22 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 22.1 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | 22.1 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 22.1 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 21.6 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 23 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 24 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 23.4 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 22.8 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 23.1 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 22.6 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 22.2 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 21.6 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 21.7 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 21.9 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 21.6 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 21.8 % of GDP |
Values before 2012, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.