France

Economic Freedom Rating - France Compared to Continent

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Albania	63.33
Austria	69.98
Belarus	44.66
Belgium	71.48
Bosnia & H.	53.72
Bulgaria	62.92
Croatia	54.58
Cyprus	71.31
Czech Rep.	68.52
Denmark	79.23
Estonia	77.78
Finland	74.79
France	65.35
Germany	71.16
Greece	60.07
Hungary	67.25
Iceland	76.51
Ireland	82.35
Italy	62.46
Latvia	68.33
Lithuania	70.80
Luxembourg	75.20
Macedonia	61.13
Malta	66.03
Moldova	58.38
Netherlands	76.82
Norway	68.99
Poland	59.49
Portugal	64.30
Romania	61.53
Russia	49.93
Slovak Rep.	68.74
Slovenia	60.58
Spain	69.71
Sweden	70.42
Switzerland	79.72
Turkey	60.76
UK	79.55
Ukraine	51.07

France: Economic freedom rating

Scores are from 0 to 100, higher scores are more desirable i.e. more conducive to economic growth. The lower the score, the greater the level of government interference in the economy and the less economic freedom a country enjoys.

• Free— 80 - 100;
• Mostly Free— 70 - 79.9;
• Moderately Free— 60 - 69.9;
• Mostly Unfree— 50 to 59.9; and
• Repressed— 0 - 49.9.

Source: The Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal

France generates excellent house price statistics, produced both by the public and private sector. Quality time-series are published by the National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) and the Fédération Nationale de l'Immobilier (FNAIM). Good data also comes from the Ministère de L’Equipment etc, the Chambre de Notaires de Paris, and the Observatoire Nationale des Marches de L’immobilier (OMNI). For general economic statistics, consult the Banque de France site.