Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD
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Country statistical profile: France 2010 | ||||||||||
Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | ||
Production and income | ||||||||||
Gross domestic product (GDP) | Bln USD curr. PPPs | 1 629.9 | 1 711.2 | 1 699.6 | 1 766.5 | 1 869.4 | 1 953.4 | 2 071.8 | 2 121.7 | |
GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 26 649 | 27 777 | 27 396 | 28 269 | 29 692 | 30 819 | 32 495 | 33 090 | |
Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 26 965 | 27 853 | 27 568 | 28 493 | 29 884 | 31 120 | 32 840 | 33 309 | |
Household disposable income | Annual growth % | 3.4 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 0.6 | |
Economic growth | ||||||||||
Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 0.4 | |
Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 12.5 | 13.7 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 12.0 | 11.6 | |
Gross fixed capital formation | % of GDP | 19.5 | 18.8 | 18.8 | 19.3 | 20.0 | 20.7 | 21.6 | 21.9 | |
Economic structure | ||||||||||
Real value added: agriculture, forestry, fishing | Annual growth % | -2.8 | 5.0 | -15.3 | 20.5 | -5.4 | -0.3 | -2.4 | 2.6 | |
Real value added: industry | Annual growth % | 2.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 1.5 | -1.6 | |
Real value added: services | Annual growth % | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 1.2 | |
Government deficits and debt | ||||||||||
Government deficit | % of GDP | -1.6 | -3.2 | -4.1 | -3.6 | -3.0 | -2.3 | -2.7 | -3.4 | |
General government debt | % of GDP | 64.3 | 67.3 | 71.4 | 73.9 | 75.7 | 70.9 | 69.9 | 75.7 | |
General government revenues | % of GDP | 50.0 | 49.4 | 49.1 | 49.6 | 50.5 | 50.3 | 49.6 | 49.3 | |
General government expenditures | % of GDP | 51.6 | 52.6 | 53.2 | 53.3 | 53.4 | 52.7 | 52.3 | 52.7 | |
Expenditure | ||||||||||
Public expenditure on health | % of GDP | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.7 | .. | |
Private expenditure on health | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2.3 | .. | |
Public social expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | 29.0 | 29.1 | 29.2 | .. | .. | .. | |
Private social expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | .. | .. | .. | |
Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 10.3 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.6 | .. | .. | .. | |
Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Net official development assistance (Aid) | % of GNI | 0.31 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.38 | 0.39 | |
Taxes | ||||||||||
Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 44.0 | 43.4 | 43.2 | 43.5 | 43.9 | 44.0 | 43.5 | 43.1 | |
Taxes on income and profits | % of GDP | 11.2 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 10.4 | |
Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.5 | |
Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 49.8 | 49.8 | 49.8 | 49.9 | 50.0 | 50.1 | 49.2 | 49.3 | |
Trade | ||||||||||
Trade in goods and services | % of GDP | 27.5 | 26.3 | 25.1 | 25.7 | 26.5 | 27.4 | 27.4 | 27.7 | |
Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | -4.4 | 1.1 | -4.5 | -20.5 | -41.6 | -50.9 | -71.8 | -100.6 | |
Imports of goods | Bln USD | 293.9 | 303.8 | 362.5 | 434.2 | 476.0 | 529.9 | 611.1 | 695.5 | |
Exports of goods | Bln USD | 289.6 | 304.9 | 358.1 | 413.7 | 434.4 | 479.0 | 539.4 | 594.9 | |
Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | 17.8 | 17.1 | 15.8 | 16.5 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 20.5 | 21.1 | |
Imports of services | Bln USD | 62.4 | 68.7 | 82.9 | 98.4 | 105.7 | 111.8 | 129.2 | 142.1 | |
Exports of services | Bln USD | 80.2 | 85.8 | 98.7 | 114.8 | 122.3 | 128.6 | 149.8 | 163.2 | |
Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -0.5 | -1.0 | -2.3 | |
Foreign direct investment (FDI) | ||||||||||
Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | 845 451 | 868 469 | 1 044 456 | 1 291 546 | .. | |
Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | .. | 641 807 | 628 017 | 762 151 | 950 297 | .. | |
Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 50 485 | 49 079 | 42 538 | 32 585 | 84 887 | 71 882 | 103 886 | 96 990 | |
Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 86 783 | 50 486 | 53 197 | 56 762 | 114 964 | 110 737 | 169 105 | 199 963 | |
Prices and interest rates | ||||||||||
Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2.8 | |
Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.3 | |
Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | 5.5 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 5.1 | |
Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | -1.6 | -1.5 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 9.9 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 10.9 | |
Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | 1.3 | -0.6 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 5.3 | |
Long-term interest rates | % | 4.94 | 4.86 | 4.13 | 4.10 | 3.41 | 3.80 | 4.30 | 4.23 | |
Purchasing power and exchange rates | ||||||||||
Purchasing power parities | EUR per USD | 0.92 | 0.90 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.91 | 0.92 | |
Exchange rates | EUR per USD | 1.12 | 1.06 | 0.89 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.73 | 0.68 | |
Indices of price levels | OECD = 100 | 92 | 94 | 108 | 114 | 113 | 115 | 119 | 124 | |
Energy supply and prices | ||||||||||
Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 261.2 | 261.9 | 266.7 | 270.7 | 271.4 | 267.7 | 263.7 | 266.9 | |
Total primary energy supply per capita | Toe per capita | 4.27 | 4.25 | 4.30 | 4.33 | 4.32 | 4.24 | 4.15 | 4.17 | |
TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.15 | |
Renewables' contribution to total primary energy supply | % | 7.1 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.5 | |
Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 24.13 | 24.63 | 28.87 | 37.61 | 52.74 | 63.69 | 72.22 | 97.63 | |
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | ||||||||||
ICT investment in non-residential fixed capital formation | % | 20.5 | 19.2 | 18.6 | 17.6 | 17.4 | 17.0 | 16.1 | 16.0 | |
ICT related occupations: total employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20.1 | .. | |
Households with access to the Internet | % | 18.1 | 23.0 | 31.0 | 33.6 | .. | 40.9 | 49.2 | 62.3 | |
Environment | ||||||||||
Water abstractions | Mln m3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 32 550 | .. | |
Fish landings in domestic and foreign ports | '000 tonnes | 665 | 690 | 695 | 663 | 606 | 602 | 474 | .. | |
Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | 253 | 250 | 240 | 244 | 244 | 238 | 238 | .. | |
Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 34 310 | .. | |
Municipal waste per capita | Kg | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 540 | .. | |
CO2 emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 384 | 376 | 385 | 385 | 388 | 378 | 369 | .. | |
Education | ||||||||||
Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 26.8 | .. | |
Tertiary entry rates in peer age groups | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Tertiary graduation rates in population at graduation age | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Employment | ||||||||||
Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 24.3 | 24.1 | 29.7 | 29.3 | 29.3 | 28.9 | 30.1 | 30.7 | |
Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 79.3 | 79.4 | 80.4 | 80.5 | 80.7 | 81.2 | 82.1 | 83.2 | |
Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 36.5 | 39.3 | 37.0 | 37.6 | 38.7 | 38.1 | 38.3 | 38.2 | |
Incidence of part-time employment | % | 13.8 | 13.8 | 12.9 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.4 | |
Self-employment rate: total civilian employment | % | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.0 | |
Self-employment rate, men: male civilian employment | % | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 11.6 | |
Self-employment rate, women: female civilian employment | % | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.2 | |
Unemployment | ||||||||||
Unemployment rate: total civilian labour force | % | 8.3 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 8.3 | 7.9 | |
Unemployment rate, men: male civilian labour force | % | 7.0 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 7.4 | |
Unemployment rate, women: female civilian labour force | % | 9.9 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 8.9 | 8.4 | |
Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 37.6 | 33.8 | 41.0 | 40.9 | 41.4 | 42.2 | 40.4 | 37.9 | |
Labour compensation and hours worked | ||||||||||
Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | 3.1 | 6.0 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 3.2 | |
Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 1 579 | 1 537 | 1 533 | 1 561 | 1 559 | 1 536 | 1 553 | 1 544 | |
Research and Development (R&D) | ||||||||||
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | % of GDP | 2.20 | 2.23 | 2.17 | 2.15 | 2.10 | 2.10 | 2.04 | 2.02 | |
Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.4 | .. | |
Population | ||||||||||
Total population | '000 persons | 59 454 | 59 863 | 60 264 | 60 643 | 60 996 | 61 353 | 61 707 | | 61 840 | |
Population growth rates | % | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | .. | |
Total fertility rates | Children | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 18.8 | 18.7 | 18.6 | 18.5 | 18.4 | 18.4 | 18.3 | 18.3 | |
Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 16.2 | 16.2 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.5 | 16.5 | |
International migration | ||||||||||
Net migration rate | Per '000 inhabitants | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.2 | |
Foreign-born population | % of population | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.5 | .. | |
Foreign population | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5.6 | .. | .. | .. | |
Unemployment rate of native-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | 7.3 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 7.2 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of foreign-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | 15.4 | 13.8 | 13.3 | 15.5 | 11.9 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of native-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | 9.2 | 9.9 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 7.7 | .. | |
Unemployment rate of foreign-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | 16.4 | 17.4 | 16.5 | 17.1 | 15.1 | .. | |
Health | ||||||||||
Life expectancy at birth | Years | 79.2 | 79.4 | 79.4 | 80.3 | 80.2 | 80.7 | 81.0 | .. | |
Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 75.4 | 75.7 | 75.8 | 76.7 | 76.7 | 77.2 | 77.5 | .. | |
Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 82.9 | 83.0 | 82.9 | 83.8 | 83.7 | 84.1 | 84.4 | .. | |
Infant mortality | Per '000 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | .. | .. | |
Society | ||||||||||
Suicide rates | Per 100 000 persons | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14.2 | .. | .. | |
Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | 13.4 | 14.4 | .. | | 16.1 | 15.8 | 16.6 | 15.1 | .. | |
Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | 3.4 | 3.4 | .. | | 5.2 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 5.8 | .. | |
Number of tourists | '000 | 35 097 | 36 093 | 32 520 | 33 988 | 35 033 | 32 506 | 33 463 | .. | |
Road fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 130 | 121 | 96 | 87 | 88 | 77 | 75 | 69 | |
Note: |: Break Last updated 27 May 2010 | ||||||||||
Source: For explanatory notes, see OECD Factbook 2010 (DOI: 10.1787/factbook-2010-en) |