France gross value added: other service activities
France gross value added: other service activities stood at 83,917 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 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 value added, current prices | |||||||||||
| Other service activities | 83,917 | 82,360 | 76,712 | 71,752 | 61,444 | 57,313 | 65,132 | 62,708 | 61,634 | 59,726 | |
| Manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco | 48,210 | 50,552 | 48,039 | 41,147 | 40,666 | 39,686 | 40,365 | 39,018 | 39,234 | 38,758 |
Understanding france gross value added: other service activities
Membership organizations, repair services for computers and household goods, personal wellness services, and dry cleaning contribute to the monetary value recorded in this residual current-price branch. The calculation sums receipts from individual consumer services minus intermediate goods like cleaning agents, replacement parts, and utility costs. It stands apart from sibling service categories by capturing personal and community activities that do not fit within transport, hospitality, finance, or public administration.
Interpreting the data requires noting that many enterprises in this branch operate as small sole proprietorships, making survey coverage challenging and leading to larger statistical revisions. Because prices are unadjusted for inflation in this series, nominal shifts can reflect general consumer price inflation rather than changing transaction volumes. Analysts comparing this residual branch against large-scale corporate industries must account for its fragmented structure and reliance on household discretionary spending.
Frequently asked questions
- What types of businesses make up this other service category?
- Hair salons, laundries, repair shops for electronics, and civic or membership associations.
- Why are revisions common in this specific branch?
- The sector consists of many small businesses and sole proprietorships whose tax declarations arrive late in the statistical cycle.
- How does this branch differ from retail trade?
- It provides personal and repair services directly to consumers rather than selling physical merchandise off shelves.