This is bad news for the economic image of France internationally. A barometer measuring the economic attractiveness of all the countries of the world and set up by the consulting firm Kearney reveals that France is slightly falling back into the ranking, due in particular to its political instability. © Savvapanf Photo/Adobe Stock – France goes from 6th to 7th place in the Kearney barometer. Save save Receive the alerts Ranking according to the last barometer of the consulting firm Kearney, published on April 8 and relayed by BFMTV, France loses a place in the world ranking of attractiveness for foreign investors. After four years spent in 6th position, the country slides at the 7th, preceded by the United Kingdom and Japan which makes a good comeback (from 7th to 4th place). The head of the ranking remains unchanged, with the United States, solid first for 13 years, followed by Canada. Germany and China retain their place in the top 6 despite a decline for Beijing (from 3rd to 6th place). France seems to pay an inner context deemed little readable by investors. The year 2024 was indeed marked by a notable political instability: dissolution of the National Assembly, succession of four Prime Ministers, adoption of a motion of censorship – a first for more than 60 years – and a delay in the vote of the 2025 budget. A climate that is not conducive to reassuring large international groups. To read also: Growth: “We are necessarily worried” for the French economy, according to Panosyan-Bouvet political instability contributes to this loss of attractiveness “we observed a slight discount of readability and a small dose of uncertainty”, notes Nicolas Lioliakis, associated with Kearney. But the latter recalls that France retains strong fundamental solids: a structured tax framework, a quality academic ecosystem and efficient infrastructure. But in a tense geopolitical context – between trade war relaunched by Donald Trump and uncertainties in China – investors seek above all stable markets. Result: advanced savings remain privileged, when emerging countries like India (24th) or Brazil (21st) fall in the classification. Receive our latest news each morning, the information to be remembered on the financial markets. (tagstotranslate) International trade
