List of French Regions by GDP
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The article lists the gross domestic product
(GDP) figures of French regions
in main years. All figures are taken from the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies
(INSEE). For easy comparison, figures are displayed in both euro
(EUR€) and U.S. dollars (USD), converted according to United Nations
annual average exchange rates.
Gross domestic product
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(GDP) figures of French regions
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
in main years. All figures are taken from the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies
INSEE
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(INSEE). For easy comparison, figures are displayed in both euro
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2009 list
| Regions | Rank | GDP (in millions of EUR€) | GDP (in millions of USD) | Share of French GDP (%) |
 France |
1,907,145 | 2,649,406 | 100 | |
| Alsace Alsace Alsace is the fifth-smallest of the 27 regions of France in land area , and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the seventh-most densely populated region in France and third most densely populated region in metropolitan France, with ca. 220 inhabitants per km²... |
12 | 50,701 | 70,434 | 2.66 |
| Aquitaine Aquitaine Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 27 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain. It comprises the 5 departments of Dordogne, :Lot et Garonne, :Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes... |
6 | 85,693 | 119,045 | 4.49 |
| Auvergne Auvergne (région) Auvergne is one of the 27 administrative regions of France. It comprises the 4 departments of Allier, Puy de Dome, Cantal and Haute Loire.The current administrative region of Auvergne is larger than the historical province of Auvergne, and includes provinces and areas that historically were not... |
19 | 33,174 | 46,085 | 1.74 |
| Burgundy | 16 | 41,805 | 58,076 | 2.19 |
| Brittany Brittany Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain... |
7 | 81,632 | 113,403 | 4.28 |
| Centre | 9 | 65,173 | 90,538 | 3.42 |
| Champagne-Ardenne Champagne-Ardenne Champagne-Ardenne is one of the 27 regions of France. It is located in the northeast of the country, bordering Belgium, and consists of four departments: Aube, Ardennes, Haute-Marne, and Marne. The region is famous for its sparkling white wine . Its rivers, most of which flow west, include the... |
17 | 35,779 | 49,704 | 1.88 |
| Corsica Corsica Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia.... |
22 | 7,279 | 10,112 | 0.38 |
| Franche-Comté Franche-Comté Franche-Comté the former "Free County" of Burgundy, as distinct from the neighbouring Duchy, is an administrative region and a traditional province of eastern France... |
20 | 28,083 | 39,013 | 1.47 |
| Île-de-France | 1 | 552,052 | 766,911 | 28.95 |
| Languedoc-Roussillon Languedoc-Roussillon Languedoc-Roussillon is one of the 27 regions of France. It comprises five departments, and borders the other French regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rhône-Alpes, Auvergne, Midi-Pyrénées on the one side, and Spain, Andorra and the Mediterranean sea on the other side.-Geography:The region is... |
10 | 60,523 | 84,079 | 3.17 |
| Limousin Limousin (région) Limousin is one of the 27 regions of France. It is composed of three départements: Corrèze, Creuse and the Haute-Vienne.Situated largely in the Massif Central, as of January 1st 2008, the Limousin comprised 740,743 inhabitants on nearly 17 000 km2, making it the second least populated region of... |
21 | 17,509 | 24,324 | 0.92 |
| Lorraine Lorraine (région) Lorraine is one of the 27 régions of France. The administrative region has two cities of equal importance, Metz and Nancy. Metz is considered to be the official capital since that is where the regional parliament is situated... |
11 | 55,396 | 76,956 | 2.90 |
| Midi-Pyrénées Midi-Pyrénées Midi-Pyrénées is the largest region of metropolitan France by area, larger than the Netherlands or Denmark.Midi-Pyrénées has no historical or geographical unity... |
8 | 76,522 | 106,304 | 4.01 |
| Nord-Pas-de-Calais | 4 | 96,839 | 134,529 | 5.08 |
| Lower Normandy | 18 | 34,869 | 48,440 | 1.83 |
| Upper Normandy | 13 | 48,555 | 67,453 | 2.55 |
| Pays de la Loire Pays de la Loire Pays de la Loire is one of the 27 regions of France. It is one of the regions created in the late 20th century to serve as a zone of influence for its capital, Nantes, one of a handful so-called "balancing metropolises" ¹... |
5 | 94,032 | 130,629 | 4.93 |
| Picardy | 14 | 43,725 | 60,743 | 2.29 |
| Poitou-Charentes Poitou-Charentes Poitou-Charentes is an administrative region in central western France comprising four departments: Charente, Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres and Vienne. The regional capital is Poitiers.-Politics:The regional council is composed of 56 members... |
15 | 42,379 | 58,873 | 2.22 |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 3 | 138,002 | 191,712 | 7.24 |
| Rhône-Alpes | 2 | 181,810 | 252,570 | 9.53 |
| Guadeloupe Guadeloupe Guadeloupe is an archipelago located in the Leeward Islands, in the Lesser Antilles, with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres and a population of 400,000. It is the first overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. As with the other overseas departments, Guadeloupe... |
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| French Guiana French Guiana French Guiana is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department located on the northern Atlantic coast of South America. It has borders with two nations, Brazil to the east and south, and Suriname to the west... |
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| Martinique Martinique Martinique is an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, with a land area of . Like Guadeloupe, it is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. To the northwest lies Dominica, to the south St Lucia, and to the southeast Barbados... |
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| Réunion Réunion Réunion is a French island with a population of about 800,000 located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about south west of Mauritius, the nearest island.Administratively, Réunion is one of the overseas departments of France... |
2005 list
| Regions | Rank | GDP (in millions of EUR€) | GDP (in millions of USD) | Share of French GDP (%) |
| France | 1,726,068 | 2,146,538 | 100 | |
| Alsace Alsace Alsace is the fifth-smallest of the 27 regions of France in land area , and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the seventh-most densely populated region in France and third most densely populated region in metropolitan France, with ca. 220 inhabitants per km²... |
12 | 46,400 | 57,703 | 2.69 |
| Aquitaine Aquitaine Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 27 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain. It comprises the 5 departments of Dordogne, :Lot et Garonne, :Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes... |
6 | 76,740 | 95,434 | 4.45 |
| Auvergne Auvergne (région) Auvergne is one of the 27 administrative regions of France. It comprises the 4 departments of Allier, Puy de Dome, Cantal and Haute Loire.The current administrative region of Auvergne is larger than the historical province of Auvergne, and includes provinces and areas that historically were not... |
19 | 30,701 | 38,180 | 1.78 |
| Burgundy | 16 | 38,581 | 47,979 | 2.24 |
| Brittany Brittany Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain... |
7 | 74,785 | 93,003 | 4.33 |
| Centre | 9 | 60,921 | 75,761 | 3.53 |
| Champagne-Ardenne Champagne-Ardenne Champagne-Ardenne is one of the 27 regions of France. It is located in the northeast of the country, bordering Belgium, and consists of four departments: Aube, Ardennes, Haute-Marne, and Marne. The region is famous for its sparkling white wine . Its rivers, most of which flow west, include the... |
17 | 33,643 | 41,838 | 1.95 |
| Corsica Corsica Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia.... |
22 | 6,134 | 7,628 | 0.36 |
| Franche-Comté Franche-Comté Franche-Comté the former "Free County" of Burgundy, as distinct from the neighbouring Duchy, is an administrative region and a traditional province of eastern France... |
20 | 26,887 | 33,437 | 1.56 |
| Île-de-France | 1 | 488,509 | 607,510 | 28.30 |
| Languedoc-Roussillon Languedoc-Roussillon Languedoc-Roussillon is one of the 27 regions of France. It comprises five departments, and borders the other French regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rhône-Alpes, Auvergne, Midi-Pyrénées on the one side, and Spain, Andorra and the Mediterranean sea on the other side.-Geography:The region is... |
10 | 54,135 | 67,322 | 3.14 |
| Limousin Limousin (région) Limousin is one of the 27 regions of France. It is composed of three départements: Corrèze, Creuse and the Haute-Vienne.Situated largely in the Massif Central, as of January 1st 2008, the Limousin comprised 740,743 inhabitants on nearly 17 000 km2, making it the second least populated region of... |
21 | 16,402 | 20,398 | 0.95 |
| Lorraine Lorraine (région) Lorraine is one of the 27 régions of France. The administrative region has two cities of equal importance, Metz and Nancy. Metz is considered to be the official capital since that is where the regional parliament is situated... |
11 | 52,725 | 65,569 | 3.05 |
| Midi-Pyrénées Midi-Pyrénées Midi-Pyrénées is the largest region of metropolitan France by area, larger than the Netherlands or Denmark.Midi-Pyrénées has no historical or geographical unity... |
8 | 68,326 | 84,970 | 3.96 |
| Nord-Pas-de-Calais | 4 | 87,808 | 109,198 | 5.09 |
| Lower Normandy | 18 | 32,715 | 40,684 | 1.90 |
| Upper Normandy | 13 | 44,921 | 55,864 | 2.60 |
| Pays de la Loire Pays de la Loire Pays de la Loire is one of the 27 regions of France. It is one of the regions created in the late 20th century to serve as a zone of influence for its capital, Nantes, one of a handful so-called "balancing metropolises" ¹... |
5 | 85,262 | 106,032 | 4.94 |
| Picardy | 14 | 41,302 | 51,363 | 2.39 |
| Poitou-Charentes Poitou-Charentes Poitou-Charentes is an administrative region in central western France comprising four departments: Charente, Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres and Vienne. The regional capital is Poitiers.-Politics:The regional council is composed of 56 members... |
15 | 39,313 | 48,890 | 2.28 |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 3 | 124,710 | 155,089 | 7.23 |
| Rhône-Alpes | 2 | 165,224 | 205,473 | 9.57 |
| Guadeloupe Guadeloupe Guadeloupe is an archipelago located in the Leeward Islands, in the Lesser Antilles, with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres and a population of 400,000. It is the first overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. As with the other overseas departments, Guadeloupe... |
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| French Guiana French Guiana French Guiana is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department located on the northern Atlantic coast of South America. It has borders with two nations, Brazil to the east and south, and Suriname to the west... |
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| Martinique Martinique Martinique is an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, with a land area of . Like Guadeloupe, it is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. To the northwest lies Dominica, to the south St Lucia, and to the southeast Barbados... |
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| Réunion Réunion Réunion is a French island with a population of about 800,000 located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about south west of Mauritius, the nearest island.Administratively, Réunion is one of the overseas departments of France... |
2000 list
| Regions | Rank | GDP (in millions of EUR€) | GDP (in millions of USD) | Share of French GDP (%) |
| France | 1,441,372 | 1,327,936 | 100 | |
| Alsace Alsace Alsace is the fifth-smallest of the 27 regions of France in land area , and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the seventh-most densely populated region in France and third most densely populated region in metropolitan France, with ca. 220 inhabitants per km²... |
12 | 41,381 | 38,124 | 2.87 |
| Aquitaine Aquitaine Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 27 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain. It comprises the 5 departments of Dordogne, :Lot et Garonne, :Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes... |
6 | 62,361 | 57,453 | 4.33 |
| Auvergne Auvergne (région) Auvergne is one of the 27 administrative regions of France. It comprises the 4 departments of Allier, Puy de Dome, Cantal and Haute Loire.The current administrative region of Auvergne is larger than the historical province of Auvergne, and includes provinces and areas that historically were not... |
19 | 26,149 | 24,091 | 1.81 |
| Burgundy | 15 | 33,903 | 31,235 | 2.35 |
| Brittany Brittany Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain... |
7 | 60,118 | 55,387 | 4.17 |
| Centre | 9 | 52,166 | 48,061 | 3.62 |
| Champagne-Ardenne Champagne-Ardenne Champagne-Ardenne is one of the 27 regions of France. It is located in the northeast of the country, bordering Belgium, and consists of four departments: Aube, Ardennes, Haute-Marne, and Marne. The region is famous for its sparkling white wine . Its rivers, most of which flow west, include the... |
17 | 30,123 | 27,752 | 2.09 |
| Corsica Corsica Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia.... |
22 | 4,737 | 4,364 | 0.33 |
| Franche-Comté Franche-Comté Franche-Comté the former "Free County" of Burgundy, as distinct from the neighbouring Duchy, is an administrative region and a traditional province of eastern France... |
20 | 23,600 | 21,743 | 1.64 |
| Île-de-France | 1 | 411,083 | 378,731 | 28.52 |
| Languedoc-Roussillon Languedoc-Roussillon Languedoc-Roussillon is one of the 27 regions of France. It comprises five departments, and borders the other French regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rhône-Alpes, Auvergne, Midi-Pyrénées on the one side, and Spain, Andorra and the Mediterranean sea on the other side.-Geography:The region is... |
11 | 42,845 | 39,473 | 2.97 |
| Limousin Limousin (région) Limousin is one of the 27 regions of France. It is composed of three départements: Corrèze, Creuse and the Haute-Vienne.Situated largely in the Massif Central, as of January 1st 2008, the Limousin comprised 740,743 inhabitants on nearly 17 000 km2, making it the second least populated region of... |
21 | 13,848 | 12,758 | 0.96 |
| Lorraine Lorraine (région) Lorraine is one of the 27 régions of France. The administrative region has two cities of equal importance, Metz and Nancy. Metz is considered to be the official capital since that is where the regional parliament is situated... |
10 | 45,401 | 41,828 | 3.15 |
| Midi-Pyrénées Midi-Pyrénées Midi-Pyrénées is the largest region of metropolitan France by area, larger than the Netherlands or Denmark.Midi-Pyrénées has no historical or geographical unity... |
8 | 53,747 | 49,517 | 3.73 |
| Nord-Pas-de-Calais | 4 | 74,268 | 68,423 | 5.15 |
| Lower Normandy | 18 | 28,030 | 25,824 | 1.94 |
| Upper Normandy | 13 | 39,104 | 36,027 | 2.71 |
| Pays de la Loire Pays de la Loire Pays de la Loire is one of the 27 regions of France. It is one of the regions created in the late 20th century to serve as a zone of influence for its capital, Nantes, one of a handful so-called "balancing metropolises" ¹... |
5 | 69,963 | 64,457 | 4.85 |
| Picardy | 14 | 36,189 | 33,341 | 2.51 |
| Poitou-Charentes Poitou-Charentes Poitou-Charentes is an administrative region in central western France comprising four departments: Charente, Charente-Maritime, Deux-Sèvres and Vienne. The regional capital is Poitiers.-Politics:The regional council is composed of 56 members... |
16 | 32,425 | 29,873 | 2.25 |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 3 | 99,636 | 91,795 | 6.91 |
| Rhône-Alpes | 2 | 137,665 | 126,831 | 9.55 |
| Guadeloupe Guadeloupe Guadeloupe is an archipelago located in the Leeward Islands, in the Lesser Antilles, with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres and a population of 400,000. It is the first overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. As with the other overseas departments, Guadeloupe... |
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| French Guiana French Guiana French Guiana is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department located on the northern Atlantic coast of South America. It has borders with two nations, Brazil to the east and south, and Suriname to the west... |
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| Martinique Martinique Martinique is an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, with a land area of . Like Guadeloupe, it is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. To the northwest lies Dominica, to the south St Lucia, and to the southeast Barbados... |
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| Réunion Réunion Réunion is a French island with a population of about 800,000 located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about south west of Mauritius, the nearest island.Administratively, Réunion is one of the overseas departments of France... |
See also
- List of regions of France
- Ranked list of French regionsRanked list of French regionsThe following are ranked lists of French regions. Population figures are official January 2008 estimates.-By population:The total population of the 26 French regions was 63.9 million on January 1, 2008, of which 62.1 million lived in Europe.RankRegionPopulation%DensityThe following are ranked...
- List of country subdivisions by GDP over USD 100 billions
- List of Chinese province-level divisions by GDP
- List of German states by GDP
- List of Japanese prefectures by GDP
- List of U.S. states by GDP
Sources
- French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies
- Annual average exchange rates: GDP (in US$), according to UN Countries GDP list. It is estimated that the average EUR€EuroThe euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
exchange rates were US$ 1.3892 in 2009, 1.2436 in 2005 and 0.9213 in 2000.