Facts
- Government gross debt, % of GDP
- 115.5 % (2025)
- Fiscal balance, % of GDP
- -5.1 % (2025)
- GDP, current prices
- $3,382.6 bn (2025)
- Current account, % of GDP
- -0.4 % (2025)
- Debt level
- Above 100% of GDP
- Change in debt ratio, last 10 years
- +18.5 pp
- ISO code
- FRA
Sources: US Treasury Fiscal Data — Debt to the Penny, MSPD (public domain), IMF World Economic Outlook, World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0)
Government gross debt, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 115.5 % |
| 2024 | 112.6 % |
| 2023 | 109.5 % |
| 2022 | 111.4 % |
| 2021 | 112.8 % |
| 2020 | 114.9 % |
| 2019 | 98.2 % |
| 2018 | 98.5 % |
| 2017 | 98.8 % |
| 2016 | 98.1 % |
| 2015 | 97.0 % |
| 2014 | 96.2 % |
Net lending / borrowing, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -5.1 % |
| 2024 | -5.8 % |
| 2023 | -5.4 % |
| 2022 | -4.7 % |
| 2021 | -6.6 % |
| 2020 | -8.9 % |
| 2019 | -2.4 % |
| 2018 | -2.3 % |
| 2017 | -3.4 % |
| 2016 | -3.8 % |
| 2015 | -3.9 % |
| 2014 | -4.6 % |
GDP, current prices ($ billions)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,382.6 bn |
| 2024 | $3,177.8 bn |
| 2023 | $3,065.0 bn |
| 2022 | $2,797.0 bn |
| 2021 | $2,968.4 bn |
| 2020 | $2,645.8 bn |
| 2019 | $2,723.1 bn |
| 2018 | $2,782.8 bn |
| 2017 | $2,588.0 bn |
| 2016 | $2,469.7 bn |
| 2015 | $2,442.7 bn |
| 2014 | $2,862.0 bn |
Current account balance, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.4 % |
| 2024 | -0.3 % |
| 2023 | -0.9 % |
| 2022 | -1.4 % |
| 2021 | 0.3 % |
| 2020 | -2.1 % |
| 2019 | 0.6 % |
| 2018 | -0.7 % |
| 2017 | -0.5 % |
| 2016 | -0.5 % |
| 2015 | -0.3 % |
| 2014 | -0.9 % |