France GDP per capita at current prices
France GDP per capita at current prices stood at 43,350.24 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) - Current price | 43,350.24 | 42,678.24 | 41,337.96 | 38,869.8 | 36,906.79 | 34,234.55 | 36,088.16 | 35,084.23 | 34,291.02 | 33,529.24 | |
| Gross fixed capital formation - Public Authorities - Total products (new classification) - Contribution to changes in the GDP in volume | 0.12 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.01 | 0.1 | -0.23 | 0.31 | 0.1 | -0.05 | 0.03 |
Understanding france GDP per capita at current prices
This series measures the total monetary value of domestic production divided by the resident population, expressed in current prices per inhabitant. It combines nominal economic output with demographic figures to show the average monetary value generated per person without adjusting for inflation. It differs from its chained-price sibling by incorporating current market price fluctuations directly into the per capita calculation.
When reading this indicator, analysts must recognize that rising nominal values can reflect currency depreciation and inflation rather than higher living standards or greater physical output per person. Population denominator updates and historical census revisions can create step changes in the series independent of economic activity. This metric should be evaluated alongside price indexes to isolate real welfare changes from nominal monetary shifts.
Frequently asked questions
- What distinguishes current price GDP per capita from volume measures?
- Current price GDP per capita includes the effects of inflation and shifting market prices, whereas volume measures hold prices constant.
- Can this indicator be used to compare living standards across different years?
- Only with caution, as nominal per capita figures conflate inflation with actual changes in goods and services available per person.
- How do demographic updates affect this series?
- Revisions to resident population estimates alter the denominator, shifting the per-person monetary ratio.