Trends in France for achieving the Agenda 2030 sustainable development goals (SDG)

SDG9 – Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

Share of collective transport in passenger transport (excluding air)
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+1.0 point from 2018 to 2023

16.7% of passenger-km
Favourable
Chart data: Share of collective transport in passenger transport (excluding air)
Year Value (%)
2018 15.7
2019 16
2020 12.2
2021 13.6
2022 15.5
2023 16.7

Greenhouse gaz emissions per unit of value added
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-12.1% from 2017 to 2022

142.1 t CO₂ eq./million USD
Favourable
Chart data: Greenhouse gaz emissions per unit of value added
Year Value
2017 161.6
2018 154.7
2019 148.7
2020 146.1
2021 149.5
2022 142.1

Government budget appropriations or outlays for R&D
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+22.9% from 2019 to 2024

18,924.2 million euros
Favourable
Chart data: Government budget appropriations or outlays for R&D
Year Value
2019 15,392.7
2020 16,044.8
2021 16,257.9
2022 16,745.7
2023 18,265.7
2024 18,924.2

Share of road transport in freight transport
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+1.5 points from 2018 to 2023

89.3% of tonne-km
Moderately unfavourable
Chart data: Share of road transport in freight transport
Year Value (%)
2018 87.8
2019 88
2020 88.5
2021 87.6
2022 87.8
2023 89.3

Approval rate for credit applications from very small businesses (VSEs)
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-3.2 points from 2018 to 2023

65.8%
Moderately unfavourable
Chart data: Approval rate for credit applications from very small businesses (VSEs)
Year Value (%)
2018 69
2019 71
2020 87
2021 79
2022 76.8
2023 65.8

Research intensity
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+0.02 point from 2018 to 2023***

2.22% of GDP
Moderately unfavourable
Chart data: Research intensity
Year Value (%)
2018 2.2
2019 2.19
2020 2.28
2021 2.22
2022 2.22
2023 2.22

***Insufficient progress with regard to the target to be reached.

Note: estimated 2023 data


Research personnel (full-time equivalent)
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single value in 2022

501,374 FTE
Not assessable
Chart data: Research personnel (full-time equivalent)
Year Value
2022 501,374

Source: INSEE, Dashboard of national indicators for monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals – published February 2025. Statistics processed by SDES (ministerial Statistical Data and Studies Department) - Only available in French. (Insee, Tableau de bord des indicateurs pour le suivi national des objectifs de développement durable - paru en février 2025. Traitements SDES)

*Change: since the latest available value, change over a period of 5 years (longer or shorter depending on data availability).

**Latest value: value corresponding to the last year of the trend graph.

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