France gross value added: human health activities
France gross value added: human health activities stood at 154,765 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 | |||||||||||
| Human health activities | 154,765 | 149,558 | 143,695 | 142,487 | 141,154 | 124,590 | 123,649 | 121,660 | 120,409 | 118,297 | |
| Residential care activities and social work activities without accommodation | 81,649 | 78,457 | 74,869 | 70,519 | 67,884 | 64,003 | 63,956 | 62,492 | 61,887 | 60,628 |
Understanding france gross value added: human health activities
This indicator computes the net economic wealth generated by hospitals, medical practices, dental surgeries, and specialized clinical care facilities. It captures the value added through human health delivery across public and private systems, excluding residential nursing care and social work activities. The figure incorporates medical professional compensation, pharmaceutical consumption, and facility maintenance, valued through insurance reimbursements, out-of-pocket fees, and government health budgets.
Reading these figures requires recognizing that healthcare demand is heavily influenced by demographic trends and public policy funding decisions rather than typical business cycles. Year-on-year comparisons offer the most reliable evaluation, avoiding seasonal illness peaks that distort single-period data. Revisions to early estimates typically stem from reconciled health insurance fund accounts and hospital financial audits. Analysts comparing this branch with social work must note that health activities focus strictly on medical diagnosis, treatment, and clinical rehabilitation.
Frequently asked questions
- Are nursing homes and residential care facilities included in human health activities?
- No, residential care with accommodation is tracked under a separate social work branch.
- How do insurance reimbursements affect current-price health valuations?
- Reimbursement rates and public health budget allocations directly determine nominal revenues and value added in the healthcare sector.
- Why can seasonal outbreaks create volatility in healthcare activity?
- Winter flu seasons cause temporary surges in hospital admissions and emergency treatments that alter short-term output.