World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 216 economies tracked
100 (2024)
##36 of 216 economies
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1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2024. France climbed from #23 to #36 (overtook Faroe Islands). 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.
Widespread protests over living costs and tax policy.
GDP per Capita (Real), Poverty No Electricity (% of population), Monetary Poverty (% of population deprived), Poverty Low Educational Attainment (% of population)
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