France vs India
France vs India: GDP growth
GDP growth in 2025: 0.9% a year in France and 7.8% a year in India, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in India, by 6.9 percentage points, or 8.79 times that in France.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- India has been higher since 2001, when it overtook France.
- In 2025, France ranked 125 and India ranked 12 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts France at 1.1% a year and India at 6.8% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | France | India |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.9 | 7.8 |
| 2024 | 1.4 | 7.2 |
| 2023 | 1.8 | 7.3 |
| 2022 | 2.8 | 7.6 |
| 2021 | 6.8 | 9.7 |
| 2020 | -7.6 | -5.8 |
| 2019 | 2.1 | 3.9 |
| 2018 | 1.6 | 6.5 |
| 2017 | 2.3 | 6.8 |
| 2016 | 0.7 | 8.3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 8 |
| 2014 | 1 | 7.4 |
| 2013 | 0.9 | 6.4 |
| 2012 | 0.2 | 5.5 |
| 2011 | 2.5 | 5.2 |
| 2010 | 1.8 | 8.5 |
| 2009 | -2.7 | 7.9 |
| 2008 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| 2007 | 2.5 | 7.7 |
| 2006 | 2.9 | 8.1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 7.9 |
| 2004 | 2.5 | 7.9 |
| 2003 | 1 | 7.9 |
| 2002 | 1.1 | 3.8 |
| 2001 | 1.8 | 4.8 |
| 2000 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| 1999 | 3.3 | 8.8 |
| 1998 | 3.5 | 6.2 |
| 1997 | 2.5 | 4.1 |
| 1996 | 1.3 | 7.6 |
| 1995 | 2.5 | 7.6 |
| 1994 | 2.4 | 6.7 |
| 1993 | -0.4 | 4.8 |
| 1992 | 1.4 | 5.5 |
| 1991 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| 1990 | 2.8 | 5.5 |
| 1989 | 4.6 | 5.9 |
| 1988 | 4.7 | 9.6 |
| 1987 | 2.6 | 4 |
| 1986 | 2.3 | 4.8 |
| 1985 | 1.7 | 5.3 |
| 1984 | 1.7 | 3.8 |
| 1983 | 1.3 | 7.3 |
| 1982 | 2.4 | 3.5 |
| 1981 | 1.2 | 6 |
| 1980 | 1.8 | 6.7 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | France | India |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.4 | 7 |
| 2027 | 0.7 | 7 |
| 2028 | 1.2 | 6.9 |
| 2029 | 1.1 | 6.9 |
| 2030 | 1.1 | 6.8 |
| 2031 | 1.1 | 6.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
France vs India
Health
- Life expectancyFrance: 83.3 years in 2023India: 72 years in 2023
- Child mortalityFrance: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024India: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityFrance: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023India: 22.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionFrance: 4.25% in 2017India: 3.53% in 2017
- Suicide rateFrance: 12.4 per 100,000 people in 2017India: 15.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationFrance: 66.4 million people in 2023India: 1.44 billion people in 2023
- Population growthFrance: 0.17% a year in 2023India: 0.89% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateFrance: 1.64 births per woman in 2023India: 1.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationFrance: 78.8% in 2025India: 35.7% in 2025
- Median ageFrance: 41.8 years in 2023India: 28.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overFrance: 21.8% in 2023India: 6.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateFrance: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023India: -0.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingFrance: 2.03% of GDP in 2025India: 2.3% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsFrance: $64.5B in 2025India: $93.3B in 2025
- Military spending per personFrance: $1,021 in 2025India: $63 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingFrance: 3.5% of government spending in 2025India: 8.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelFrance: 304,000 people in 2020India: 3.07 million people in 2020
- National powerFrance: 1.09% of world capability in 2022India: 9.94% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersFrance: 1% of the labour force in 2020India: 0.58% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsFrance: 236 million TIV in 2025India: 2.86 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsFrance: 3.37 billion TIV in 2025India: 81 million TIV in 2025