Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in France

France: Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP was 68.53 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
68.53
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
62nd
of 177 countries
All-time high
81.78
in 1960
All-time low
68.53
in 2019
Years of data
60
1960–2019

Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in France, 1960–2019

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Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

France recorded 68.53 for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in France peaked at 81.78 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 68.53, in 2019.

France ranks 62nd of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.

Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in France, year by year

Annual values for Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in France, 1960 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1960 81.78
1961 80.4 -1.7%
1962 78.28 -2.6%
1963 76.68 -2.0%
1964 75.25 -1.9%
1965 75.51 +0.4%
1966 75.68 +0.2%
1967 75.88 +0.3%
1968 76.62 +1.0%
1969 74.86 -2.3%
1970 73.76 -1.5%
1971 73.2 -0.8%
1972 72.97 -0.3%
1973 71.42 -2.1%
1974 71.13 -0.4%
1975 74.51 +4.8%
1976 74.24 -0.4%
1977 74.41 +0.2%
1978 73.68 -1.0%
1979 73.06 -0.8%
1980 73.77 +1.0%
1981 74.71 +1.3%
1982 74.68 -0.0%
1983 75.45 +1.0%
1984 75.68 +0.3%
1985 75.84 +0.2%
1986 75.68 -0.2%
1987 75.3 -0.5%
1988 73.53 -2.4%
1989 72.2 -1.8%
1990 71.97 -0.3%
1991 73.31 +1.8%
1992 74.27 +1.3%
1993 76.78 +3.4%
1994 76.77 -0.0%
1995 76.74 -0.0%
1996 77.05 +0.4%
1997 76.59 -0.6%
1998 74.86 -2.3%
1999 73.35 -2.0%
2000 71.43 -2.6%
2001 71.27 -0.2%
2002 71.64 +0.5%
2003 72.12 +0.7%
2004 71.44 -1.0%
2005 71.43 -0.0%
2006 70.78 -0.9%
2007 70.14 -0.9%
2008 71.09 +1.4%
2009 74.04 +4.2%
2010 73.72 -0.4%
2011 72.99 -1.0%
2012 73.35 +0.5%
2013 73.56 +0.3%
2014 73.4 -0.2%
2015 72.96 -0.6%
2016 72.31 -0.9%
2017 70.66 -2.3%
2018 69.44 -1.7%
2019 68.53 -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 77.09 74.86 81.78 10
1970s 73.24 71.13 74.51 10
1980s 74.68 72.2 75.84 10
1990s 75.17 71.97 77.05 10
2000s 71.54 70.14 74.04 10
2010s 72.09 68.53 73.72 10

Countries ranked near France

  1. 59 Albania 70.46 compare
  2. 60 Sweden 68.88 compare
  3. 61 Namibia 68.61 compare
  4. 63 Nicaragua 68.45 compare
  5. 64 Finland 68.32 compare
  6. 65 Hong Kong, China 68.27 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in France?
Capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in France was 68.53 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 81.78 in 1960.
What is the lowest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 68.53 in 2019.
How does France rank for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp?
France ranks 62nd out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
Is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP
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International Monetary Fund
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177 places, 9,445 data points, 1960–2019
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