France gross value added at current prices: electricity, gas and steam
France gross value added at current prices: electricity, gas and steam stood at 37,430 EUR million 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 1959 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 value added, current prices | |||||||||||
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 37,430 | 46,252 | 66,536 | 21,499 | 31,851 | 32,241 | 31,332 | 28,849 | 25,702 | 28,037 | |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 19,540 | 19,438 | 17,426 | 16,977 | 15,277 | 12,653 | 13,586 | 13,883 | 13,723 | 12,999 |
Understanding france gross value added at current prices: electricity, gas and steam
This indicator tallies the total monetary value generated by utility operations involving the generation, transmission, and distribution of electrical power, piped gas supply, steam production, and air conditioning circulation. The metric deducts intermediate consumption, capturing only the net wealth added to the economy by enterprises transforming raw energy inputs into distributed utility services. Enterprises operating thermal, nuclear, hydraulic, and renewable power facilities fall within this perimeter, alongside municipal gas networks and district cooling providers. It excludes primary extraction activities such as coal mining, crude oil extraction, and natural gas prospecting, which are classified under separate upstream mining branches, as well as downstream retail appliance stores.
Interpreting these figures requires accounting for regulatory price controls, weather-driven demand fluctuations, and shifting international commodity costs that alter nominal values without shifting underlying output volumes. Annual benchmark revisions frequently incorporate updated energy balance sheets and administrative tax filings from major utility operators. Observers should compare current price metrics against chained volume series to distinguish true physical shifts in utility delivery from price inflation. Comparing this branch directly with manufacturing is misleading because utility margins are heavily influenced by long-term capacity investments and rigid distribution networks rather than flexible consumer goods markets.
Frequently asked questions
- What activities are included alongside electricity generation in this branch?
- The metric includes natural gas distribution through mains, steam production, and the supply of chilled air conditioning water.
- Why does price inflation distort this particular annual series?
- Nominal figures capture volatile international fuel costs and regulated tariffs that fluctuate independently of physical energy output.
- How does this differ from mining and quarrying output?
- Mining covers raw resource extraction from the earth, whereas this series measures the processing and distribution of secondary energy services.