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France GDP growth forecast

GDP growth (annual %)

Latest · 2025

0.8%

GDP growth in France is forecast at 1.3% in 12 months (2026), with an 80% range of −0.8% to 3.3%. The latest World Bank figure is 0.8% for 2025.

In 24 months (2027) and 36 months (2028) the model projects 1.3% and 1.3% (+0.4 pp versus 2025).

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Display-only line. World Bank data is annual: the forecasts are the yearly points marked on the chart. The monthly line between them is a straight-line interpolation for display, not a monthly forecast.

6 monthsinterpolated · display only
1.1%▲ +0.2 pp80%: 0.0% – 2.1%
12 months2026
1.3%▲ +0.5 pp80%: −0.8% – 3.3%
24 months2027
1.3%▲ +0.5 pp80%: −1.0% – 3.4%
36 months2028
1.3%▲ +0.4 pp80%: −1.1% – 3.5%

Backtest · last 5 years

How accurate has this been?

HorizonTestsAvg. errorNaive errorIn 80% range
12 months52.75 pp4.07 pp80%
24 months42.39 pp4.43 pp75%
36 months32.27 pp5.48 pp67%

We re-ran the model as if standing at past dates, using only the data available then. Avg. error is the mean absolute gap between the median and what happened (percentage points); naive assumes no change from the last value. A well-calibrated 80% range contains about 80% of outcomes. Annual series have few test points, so treat these as rough. Methodology

Source data

Recent values

YearValueChange
20250.8%−0.35 pp
20241.2%−0.25 pp
20231.4%−1.28 pp
20222.7%−4.17 pp
20216.9%+14.32 pp
2020−7.4%−9.47 pp
20192.0%+0.38 pp
20181.6%−0.44 pp
20172.1%+1.22 pp
20160.9%−0.21 pp

About this forecast

Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators · series NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
Data through
2025 · 65 observations
Forecast updated
Sep 28, 2026
Model
TimesFM 2.5 (Google Research, Apache-2.0), zero-shot

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