France - Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)

Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) in France was 22.96 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 26.85 in 1974, while its lowest value was 19.52 in 1997.

Definition: Gross fixed capital formation (formerly gross domestic fixed investment) includes land improvements (fences, ditches, drains, and so on); plant, machinery, and equipment purchases; and the construction of roads, railways, and the like, including schools, offices, hospitals, private residential dwellings, and commercial and industrial buildings. According to the 1993 SNA, net acquisitions of valuables are also considered capital formation.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 22.58
1961 23.92
1962 23.70
1963 24.54
1964 25.46
1965 25.83
1966 26.15
1967 26.56
1968 26.27
1969 26.00
1970 25.68
1971 25.89
1972 26.01
1973 26.26
1974 26.85
1975 25.43
1976 25.00
1977 24.10
1978 23.66
1979 23.59
1980 24.43
1981 23.92
1982 23.25
1983 21.94
1984 21.29
1985 21.18
1986 21.23
1987 21.86
1988 22.62
1989 23.16
1990 23.38
1991 23.18
1992 22.08
1993 20.71
1994 20.42
1995 20.07
1996 19.86
1997 19.52
1998 19.90
1999 20.81
2000 21.51
2001 21.51
2002 20.95
2003 21.03
2004 21.36
2005 21.80
2006 22.45
2007 23.18
2008 23.60
2009 22.07
2010 22.11
2011 22.42
2012 22.46
2013 22.04
2014 21.82
2015 21.50
2016 21.82
2017 22.50
2018 22.89
2019 23.48
2020 22.96

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts