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France Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP Statistics

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Country or Region: France › Change country
Economic Indicator: Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP › See all France indicators, › See Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2016
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: Euro
Currency Symbol: EUR

Output gaps for advanced economies are calculated as actual GDP less potential GDP as a percent of potential GDP. Estimates of output gaps are subject to a significant margin of uncertainty. See notes for: Gross domestic product, constant prices (National currency).

Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP Statistics for France , Year 2010 - In Detail

Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP for France in year 2010 is -3.574 %

This makes France No. 20 in world rankings according to Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP in year 2010. The world's average Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP value is -0.36 %; France is 3.21 less than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP for France was -3.95 % Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP for France in 2010 was or will be 9.61% less than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP for France was or will be -3.08 %, which is 13.79% less than the 2010 figure.

* Source: IMF
Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP for France, in other Years
Year %
  2016 0.19
  2015 -0.487
  2014 -1.119
  2013 -1.802
  2012 -2.509
  2011 -3.081
2010 -3.574
  2009 -3.954
  2008 -0.384
  2007 1.059
  2006 0.791
  2005 0.34
  2004 0.358
  2003 0.139
  2002 0.699
  2001 1.971
  2000 2.418
  1999 0.886
  1998 0
  1997 -1.436
  1996 -2.126
  1995 -1.004
  1994 -1.388
  1993 -1.833
  1992 0.862
  1991 1.827
  1990 2.603
  1989 3.011
  1988 1.279
  1987 -0.781
  1986 -0.99
  1985 -1.108
  1984 -0.945
  1983 -0.35
  1982 0.401
  1981 0.532
  1980 -0.431