IMF World Revenue · updated 2026-10-03 · 151 economies tracked
7.15 (2019)
##45 of 151 economies
0.9%
0.94×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2020. France climbed from #7 to #45 (overtook Germany). 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.
Poverty No Drinking Water (% of population), Poverty Low Educational Attainment (% of population), Monetary Poverty (% of population deprived)
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