France — General Government Net Debt (% of GDP)
Net government debt as a share of GDP; a truer measure of net fiscal position than gross debt for countries with large financial assets (e.g. Japan, Norway).
Time Series
Unit: percent · Values in red are IMF forecasts (as of April 2026)
| Year | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 110.25 | Forecast |
| 2025 | 108.8 | Forecast |
| 2024 | 105.01 | Actual |
| 2023 | 101.54 | Actual |
| 2022 | 101.08 | Actual |
| 2021 | 100.53 | Actual |
| 2020 | 101.61 | Actual |
| 2019 | 88.99 | Actual |
| 2018 | 89.42 | Actual |
| 2017 | 89.46 | Actual |
| 2016 | 89.87 | Actual |
| 2015 | 88.62 | Actual |
| 2014 | 87.67 | Actual |
| 2013 | 85.01 | Actual |
| 2012 | 82.01 | Actual |
| 2011 | 78.15 | Actual |
| 2010 | 75.35 | Actual |
| 2009 | 71.48 | Actual |
| 2008 | 61.51 | Actual |
| 2007 | 59.05 | Actual |
| 2006 | 58.9 | Actual |
| 2005 | 59.83 | Actual |
| 2004 | 57.74 | Actual |
| 2003 | 56.14 | Actual |
| 2002 | 52.32 | Actual |
| 2001 | 50.63 | Actual |
| 2000 | 50.65 | Actual |
| 1999 | 51.57 | Actual |
| 1998 | 51.61 | Actual |
| 1997 | 51.16 | Actual |
| 1996 | 50.15 | Actual |
| 1995 | 46.78 | Actual |
| 1994 | 42.13 | Actual |
| 1993 | 36.19 | Actual |
| 1992 | 31.61 | Actual |
| 1991 | 28.62 | Actual |
| 1990 | 26.05 | Actual |
| 1989 | 25.26 | Actual |
| 1988 | 25.13 | Actual |
| 1987 | 24.98 | Actual |
| 1986 | 25.77 | Actual |
| 1985 | 23.02 | Actual |
| 1984 | 15.38 | Actual |
| 1983 | 13.35 | Actual |
World ranking
World ranking — General Government Net Debt (% of GDP)
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- GDP per capita (PPP, International $)
- GDP per capita (USD)
- GDP (PPP, International $)
- Real GDP (LCU, constant prices)
- General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP)
- General Government Gross Debt (LCU)
- General Government Net Debt (LCU)
- Population, Total (millions)
- Unemployment Rate
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Source
IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026) via ecodb.net