Open economy

More than 50% of foreign investors

consider France to be one of the most attractive countries in Europe

Foreign investment in France in 2021

1,607

investment decisions,

51% in new openings

 

 

34,567 new jobs

 

created by foreign investors

28 new investment decisions every week from foreign companies

 

#1 Host country for industrial investment

in the last 15 years in Europe

#1 in Europe for inward R&D investments

 

#2 in Europe for foreign subsidiaries (more than 28,000)

 

#1

for the efficiency of cross-border trade

ahead of the United Kingdom (33rd)

and Germany (42nd)

40.5% of the capital holdings

belonging to companies listed on the CAC40, in 2021

Foreign-owned businesses account for

17% of total value added (€173 billion)

22% of total value added for industry (€64.9 billion)

13% of salaried employment

They employed 2.2 million people

France, considered to be a hub for exports

 

to Europe (85 %),

to Africa (74 %),

to America (64 %),

and to Asia (57 %).