Country comparison

France

Europe ยท EUR

VS

India

Asia ยท INR

Side-by-side levels, gaps, and history โ€” no winner badges.

Key takeaways

  • India has the larger nominal GDP in this set (4.10 vs 3.10 USD tn) โ€” France is about 76% of that level.
  • On latest GDP growth, India prints 6.7% vs 1.0% for France.
  • GDP per capita is higher in France than India (46,000 vs 2,800 USD).
  • India has the larger population versus France in this snapshot.
  • Consumer inflation runs higher in India (4.8%) than France (2.1%).
  • Government debt / GDP is 112% in France vs 82% in India.
  • Figures are illustrative MVP snapshots with source metadata โ€” not a scoreboard. Open any metric for a focused historical chart.

At a glance

Metric๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ IndiaGap
GDP$3.10 tn$4.10 tn$-1.00 tn
GDP Growth1.0%6.7%-5.7%
GDP / Capita$46,000$2,800$43,200
Population68.2M1450.0M-1381.8M
Inflation2.1%4.8%-2.7%
Unemployment7.3%6.5%0.8%
Interest Rate2.6%6.5%-3.9%
Gov. Debt112.0% of GDP82.0% of GDP30.0% of GDP
FX Reserves$220 bn$690 bn$-470 bn
Gold Reserves2,437 t854 t1,583 t

Economy

Gross Domestic Product

Nominal GDP in current US dollars โ€” the broadest measure of economic output.

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France

$3.10 tn

#7+2.6%vs prior

India

$4.10 tn

#4-3.2%vs prior

Gap (A โˆ’ B)

$-1.00 tn

-24.4% vs B

GDP Growth

Annual real GDP growth rate.

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France

1.0%

#8+3.8%vs prior

India

6.7%

#1-1.5%vs prior

Gap (A โˆ’ B)

-5.7%

-85.1% vs B

GDP Per Capita

Nominal GDP divided by mid-year population.

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France

$46,000

#6-0.5%vs prior

India

$2,800

#10-4.8%vs prior

Gap (A โˆ’ B)

$43,200

+1542.9% vs B

Population

Population

Total mid-year population.

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France

68.2M

#8+0.3%vs prior

India

1450.0M

#1+0.2%vs prior

Gap (A โˆ’ B)

-1381.8M

-95.3% vs B

Employment

Unemployment Rate

Share of the labour force that is unemployed.

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France

7.3%

#1-4.1%vs prior

India

6.5%

#3-8.3%vs prior

Gap (A โˆ’ B)

0.8%

+12.3% vs B

Government

Government Debt

General government gross debt as a share of GDP.

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France

112.0% of GDP

#3-2.8%vs prior

India

82.0% of GDP

#8+4.8%vs prior

Gap (A โˆ’ B)

30.0% of GDP

+36.6% vs B

Currency

Policy Interest Rate

Central bank main policy / target rate.

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France

2.6%

#9-6.8%vs prior

India

6.5%

#2-1.4%vs prior

Gap (A โˆ’ B)

-3.9%

-59.2% vs B

Inflation (CPI)

Year-over-year consumer price inflation.

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France

2.1%

#9-4.1%vs prior

India

4.8%

#1-8.8%vs prior

Gap (A โˆ’ B)

-2.7%

-56.3% vs B

Reserves

Foreign Exchange Reserves

Total foreign exchange reserves excluding gold, USD.

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France

$220 bn

#7+1.9%vs prior

India

$690 bn

#3+6.0%vs prior

Gap (A โˆ’ B)

$-470 bn

-68.1% vs B

Gold Reserves

Official gold holdings of the monetary authority.

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France

2,437 t

#3+1.2%vs prior

India

854 t

#5+0.1%vs prior

Gap (A โˆ’ B)

1,583 t

+185.4% vs B

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