Industrial excellence
A wide range of thriving industries
Global
leader
in the luxury products sector
LVMH (1st) + Kering (4th) + L’Oréal (7th) + Hermès (11th)
Deloitte, Global Powers of Luxury Goods, 2019
France fosters entrepreneurship
More than 38,115 businesses created in industry
in France in 2019
Insee, 2020
French companies often lead
the way in their sector
57 companies among the world’s leading 2,000
The sixth most represented country in the rankings
(#2 in Europe)
Forbes Global 2000, 2019
5 companies or institutions
among the 100 most innovative organizations in the world
France is ranked first in Europe,
ahead of Germany (4 organizations), Switzerland (3), the Netherlands (2), Sweden, Ireland and Finland (1)
Top 100 Global Innovators, Clarivate Analytics, 2020
The leading host country for industrial investment in Europe
for the last 15 years
EY, 2021
French businesses generated
43% of their revenues from exports in 2017
equivalent to more than €464 billion
Insee, 2019
A common brand to promote French industry
€ 24.9 billion spent on R&D
by manufacturing in 2017
MESRI-SIES, 2019
The agri-food industry:
#1 in France
in terms of production and jobs
INSEE, 2020
2d largest automotive industry in Europe
Eurostat, 2019
#2 in the world
for aerospace exports
in 2021
GTA, 2022
1/4 of foreign investments are in industry
Business France, 2020
A powerful manufacturing industry
which in 2017 accounted for:
14% of total employment
23% of total production
14% of all value added
Insee, 2019