FranceEurope & Central Asia
France: 7th largest economy, 9th in military spending
Population68.7M#23 of 194 in the world · 2025
GDP$3.4T#7 of 193 in the world · 2025
GDP per person$49k#26 of 193 in the world · 2025
Fossil fuel output11 TWh#95 of 186 in the world · 2016
Military spending$64.7B#9 of 167 in the world · 2024
Bars show the share of states this actor is ahead of. Rank is among states, each at its latest year.
68.7M people, 79% in cities
- Population68.7M2025
- Population growth0.2%2025
- Urban population78.8%2025
- Land area539k km²2023
A $3.4T economy, $49k per person
- GDP$3.4T2025
- GDP (purchasing power)$4.4T2025
- GDP per person$49k2025
- GDP per person (purchasing power)$64k2025
- GDP growth0.8%2025
Fuels are 4% of goods exports
- Exports, share of GDP33.4%2025
- Imports, share of GDP33.8%2025
- Fuels, share of goods exports4.4%2024
- Exports of goods and services$1.1T2025
- Imports of goods and services$1.1T2025
Fossil fuel output of 11 TWh
Oilmade 11 TWhused 776 TWh
Gasmade 0.2 TWhused 320 TWh
Coalmade 0.0 TWhused 49 TWh
- Fossil fuel production (oil + gas + coal)11 TWh2016
- Primary energy consumption2.5k TWh2024
- Energy use per person37.9 MWh2024
- Electricity generation570 TWh2025
- Electricity from fossil fuels5.1%2025
Spends $64.7B on its military, 2.1% of GDP
- Military spending$64.7B2024
- Military spending, share of GDP2.1%2024
- Armed forces personnel304k2020
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$188M2024
- Arms exports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$2.3B2024
What France's leaders said lately
8 statements on record, newest first
- Emmanuel Macron, President of the Republic · 2 Octreassurance
This unity within the G7 sends a clear signal to the markets to bring down energy prices.
source ↗ - President of the French Republic, President of the French Republic · 1 Octpolicy announcement
to establish the concept of forward deterrence
source ↗ - Emmanuel Macron, President of the Republic · 28 Septcommitment
C'est précisément le sens de notre engagement indéfectible aux côtés de l'Ukraine, face à l'agression militaire de la Russie et aux côtés du droit international, en bâtissant une Europe de la défense et de la paix.
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Where these numbers come from
- World Bank World Development Indicators (military figures: SIPRI) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2020-2025
- Our World in Data energy dataset (Energy Institute, Ember, EIA) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2016-2025
- IMF World Economic Outlook (DataMapper) ↗ · IMF open data, attribution · 2026
- Wikidata (heads of state and government) ↗ · CC0
- Federation of American Scientists, Status of World Nuclear Forces ↗ · public statements, cited · 2026
Leaders as of 2026-10-05. Figures fetched 2026-10-05; each shows its own year.