Net positiveFormula-derived score
Long-serving French economy and finance minister who led France's anti-inflation and energy-shield measures. The largest positive offset is “France caps 2023 household electricity and gas price rises at 15%” (2022).
Biggest harms and offsets: signed contributions to the formula-derived score, ranked by size.
via Cost-of-Living Pressure → Under-five mortality rate (global)
14 September 2022
via Cost-of-Living Pressure → Under-five mortality rate (global)
15 March 2023
Sorted by the size of this person’s signed contribution. The observed state is the indicator’s own reading, not this person’s doing.
+27 pts to the score
Observed
37.4 deaths per 1,000 live births · 12.4 above the normal line (Dec 2024)
Worse than normal7 readings, 2018–2024: fell from 40 deaths per 1,000 live births to 37.4 deaths per 1,000 live births.
Above normal = worse · 2022–2023 · 2 facts, confidence ×0.8 · formula deviation factor −3
+23 pts to the score
Observed
11% of primary-school-age children · 11 above the normal line (2023)
Worse than normalAbove normal = worse · 2022–2023 · 2 facts, confidence ×0.8 · formula deviation factor −3
Linked through a verified fact
Observed
39.7 · 9.35 above the normal line (2024)
Worse than normal7 readings, 2018–2024: rose from 35.8 to 39.7.
Above normal = worse
Linked through a verified fact
Observed
4.79 · 1.3 above the normal line (2025)
Worse than normal8 readings, 2018–2025: fell from 5.76 to 4.79.
Above normal = worse
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Contribution size 0.75 · Responsibility 0.5 · Fact impact −0.7 · Driver weight 0.92 · Driver → indicator 0.3 · Indicator importance 0.95 · Deviation factor −3 · Confidence 0.8
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15 March 2023 · Cost-of-Living Pressure
French anti-inflation retail programme lowers selected grocery prices in 202314 September 2022 · Cost-of-Living Pressure
France caps 2023 household electricity and gas price rises at 15%How the record is sourced and how the score is derived.
2 of 2 linked facts verified, drawing on 2 distinct sources (2022–2023).
Sources include Direction générale de la concurrence, de la consommation et de la répression des fraudes (DGCCRF), French Ministry of Economy and Finance.
Sources
The score is formula-derived (Factrail formula v1, version 1.0.0), not an editorial verdict. Read the methodology.
By the Factrail desk · Method: how we source and score · Last reviewed · Sources: 2
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Bruno Le Maire served as France's Minister of the Economy and Finance from 2017 to 2024, one of the longest tenures in the role in modern French history. He oversaw France's fiscal response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2022-2023 energy and inflation crisis.
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