France

France is a republic located in Western Europe, and its capital, Paris, is one of the world's most important economic and cultural centers. As of 2025, the country's nominal GDP exceeded 3.3663 trillion dollars, positioning it as one of the world's leading economic powers. Its economy is an advanced one with a diversified industrial base, and particularly, trade accounts for approximately 67.2% of GDP, indicating a high degree of integration into the international economy.

In 2025, the French economy's real GDP growth rate was in the 0.8% range, falling below 1%, and decelerated by 0.35 percentage points from the previous year. Similarly, the real GDP per capita growth rate also fell below 0.6%, decelerating by approximately 0.33 percentage points year-on-year. This deceleration trend is also evident in the consumer price inflation rate, which was in the 0.9% range, dropping by more than 1 percentage point from the previous year to a level close to deflation. The total population exceeded 68.72 million people, showing a slight increase of 0.25% year-on-year.

Turning to the labor market, the unemployment rate was in the 7.5% range, an increase of 0.14 percentage points from the previous year. In terms of external economic relations, while the economy still exhibits high openness, with trade accounting for 67.2% of GDP, this ratio decreased by more than 0.9 percentage points from the previous year. Furthermore, the current account balance showed a deficit of 0.27% of GDP, and the deficit expanded by 0.36 percentage points from the previous year. From these indicators, it can be said that the French economy in 2025 experienced an overall slowdown in growth, with suppressed price increases, alongside a slight deterioration in the employment environment and an expansion of the current account deficit.