World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 158 economies tracked
-5.24 (2024)
##77 of 158 economies
2.9%
-3.69×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1972 - 2024. France climbed from #10 to #77 (overtook Slovakia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for France ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
Framework for the euro agreed; France commits to monetary union.
France adopts the single currency as a founding member.
GDP contracts as the financial crisis spreads to Europe.
Primary Balance (% of GDP), Gross Operating Balance (% of GDP), Current Account Balance
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