What type of economy does France have?
France has one of the largest economies in the world. However, due to differing analyses and forms of measurement used, there has been some disagreement as to just how big it actually is, particularly when comparisons to the economies of other countries are made. International Monetary Fund data rank the French economy eighth largest by purchasing power parity (PPP) in 2007 at US$2,046,899 million. The World Bank, in 2008, estimated France’s GDP in 2006 to be US$1,959,745 million, or seventh largest in the world by PPP. Rankings published by the CIA World Factbook in 2008 determine France’s GDP, at $2.067 trillion, to be the eighth largest, again by measurement of PPP.
