France GDP per capita at chained base year prices
France GDP per capita at chained base year prices stood at 38,360.05 EUR per inhabitant in 2025, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Annual national accounts table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 1949 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Annual national accounts table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product | |||||||||||
| GDP per capita - Total institutional sectors - Total products (new classification) - Chained base year price (unbalanced) | 38,360.05 | 38,176.46 | 37,733.14 | 37,275.57 | 36,461.3 | 34,234.55 | 37,162.86 | 36,566.38 | 36,138.01 | 35,542.38 | |
| Gross fixed capital formation - Households excluding sole proprietorships - Total products (new classification) - Contribution to changes in the GDP in volume | -0.01 | -0.51 | -0.48 | -0.18 | 0.8 | -0.38 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 0.28 | 0.14 |
Understanding france GDP per capita at chained base year prices
This series divides the total chained-volume measure of domestic production by the resident population, yielding an average output volume per inhabitant. It translates macro-level physical output growth into a per-person metric, using reference-year prices to remove the distorting effects of inflation. It differs from aggregate volume measures by scaling for demographic shifts, providing a lens on average economic volume relative to population size.
Interpretation requires acknowledging that population figures used in the denominator are annual estimates subject to census adjustments and demographic revisions. This measure does not reflect personal income distribution, household welfare, or changes in working hours, as total output is simply spread evenly across all residents. Comparing this series across distant periods requires attention to structural breaks introduced by classification updates or population census rebasing.
Frequently asked questions
- How is GDP per capita in volume calculated?
- It is computed by dividing total chained-volume production by the total resident population.
- Does this series reflect individual household income or living standards?
- No, it is an output measure divided by population and does not account for income distribution, taxes, or depreciation.
- Why can population revisions impact this indicator?
- Changes to demographic benchmarks alter the denominator, which shifts the per capita output level without any change in total production.