Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in France

France: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing was 0.6566 National currency per US dollar in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.6566 National currency per US dollar
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
44th
of 51 countries
All-time high
1.03 National currency per US dollar
in 1986
All-time low
0.6503 National currency per US dollar
in 2024
Years of data
56
1970–2025

Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in France, 1970–2025

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Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.

Analysis

The most recent figure for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in France is 0.6566 National currency per US dollar, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in France peaked at 1.03 National currency per US dollar in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.6503 National currency per US dollar, in 2024.

That places France 44th out of 51 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.7396 National currency per US dollar 0.6647 National currency per US dollar 0.825 National currency per US dollar 10
1980s 0.9727 National currency per US dollar 0.8407 National currency per US dollar 1.03 National currency per US dollar 10
1990s 0.9634 National currency per US dollar 0.9223 National currency per US dollar 0.9929 National currency per US dollar 10
2000s 0.8652 National currency per US dollar 0.819 National currency per US dollar 0.8787 National currency per US dollar 10
2010s 0.8031 National currency per US dollar 0.7296 National currency per US dollar 0.8548 National currency per US dollar 10
2020s 0.6749 National currency per US dollar 0.6503 National currency per US dollar 0.7082 National currency per US dollar 6

Countries ranked near France

  1. 41 Belgium 0.7289 National currency per US dollar compare
  2. 42 United Kingdom 0.6776 National currency per US dollar compare
  3. 43 Germany 0.6733 National currency per US dollar compare
  4. 45 Italy 0.6045 National currency per US dollar compare
  5. 46 Malta 0.5909 National currency per US dollar compare
  6. 47 Cyprus 0.5653 National currency per US dollar compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in France?
Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in France was 0.6566 National currency per US dollar in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 National currency per US dollar in 1986.
What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6503 National currency per US dollar in 2024.
How does France rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
France ranks 44th out of 51 countries with data for 2025.
Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for actual individual consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for actual individual consumption
Unit
National currency per US dollar
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
67 places, 2,283 data points, 1970–2025
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This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org