France is ranked 32 among 190 economies in the ease of doing business, according to the latest World Bank annual ratings. The rank of France remained unchanged at 32 in 2019 from 32 in 2018. Ease of Doing Business in France averaged 30.75 from 2008 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 38.00 in 2013 and a record low of 26.00 in 2010. source: World Bank

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Bankruptcies	5972.00	6175.00	Companies	Mar 2026
Business Climate Indicator	94.00	97.00	points	Apr 2026
Business Confidence	100.20	99.40	points	Apr 2026
Capacity Utilization	76.95	76.89	percent	Apr 2026
Car Production	910243.00	1505076.00	Units	Dec 2024
Car Registrations	138339.00	173634.00	Units	Apr 2026
Changes in Inventories	148.00	-5334.00	EUR Million	Mar 2026
Composite Leading Indicator	100.79	100.83	points	Apr 2026
Corruption Index	66.00	67.00	Points	Dec 2025
Corruption Rank	27.00	25.00		Dec 2025
Electricity Price	54.59	54.01	EUR/MWh	May 2026
Electricity Production	50281.86	57912.86	Gigawatt-hour	Feb 2026
Industrial Production	0.90	-0.30	percent	Mar 2026
Industrial Production MoM	1.00	-0.90	percent	Mar 2026
Manufacturing Production	1.60	0.70	percent	Mar 2026
Mining Production	-5.70	-7.70	percent	Mar 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Capacity	123.88	123.88	TWh	May 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Injection	476.36	428.24	GWh/d	May 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Inventory	45.92	45.65	TWh	May 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Withdrawal	200.60	152.80	GWh/d	May 2026
New Orders	-16.20	-18.20	points	Apr 2026
New Car Registrations YoY	-0.30	12.90	percent	Apr 2026

Ease of Doing Business in France

The Ease of doing business index ranks countries against each other based on how the regulatory environment is conducive to business operationstronger protections of property rights. Economies with a high rank (1 to 20) have simpler and more friendly regulations for businesses.