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Government balance in France

Government balance in France was -5.1% of GDP in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.7 pts from 2024. That is the 24th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

2025, % of GDP-5.1
Change on 2024+0.7 pts
Rank24th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high-1.32000
Series low-8.92020

Government balance in France, 2000 to 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

-10-8-6-4-2020002004200820122016202020252000: -1.3 % of GDP2001: -1.4 % of GDP2002: -3.2 % of GDP2003: -4.1 % of GDP2004: -3.6 % of GDP2005: -3.5 % of GDP2006: -2.7 % of GDP2007: -3 % of GDP2008: -3.5 % of GDP2009: -7.4 % of GDP2010: -7.2 % of GDP2011: -5.3 % of GDP2012: -5.2 % of GDP2013: -4.9 % of GDP2014: -4.6 % of GDP2015: -3.9 % of GDP2016: -3.8 % of GDP2017: -3.4 % of GDP2018: -2.3 % of GDP2019: -2.4 % of GDP2020: -8.9 % of GDP2021: -6.6 % of GDP2022: -4.7 % of GDP2023: -5.4 % of GDP2024: -5.8 % of GDP2025: -5.1 % of GDP
% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07, published 2026-04-22.
All 26 values
Period% of GDP
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
2013-4.9
2012-5.2
2011-5.3
2010-7.2
2009-7.4
2008-3.5
2007-3
2006-2.7
2005-3.5
2004-3.6
2003-4.1
2002-3.2
2001-1.4
2000-1.3

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
France-5.1
European Union (27)-3.1

Rankings

Definition

General government net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) as a percentage of GDP.

How to cite

Eurostat. Government deficit and debt, net lending or borrowing (gov_10dd_edpt1). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/gov_10dd_edpt1/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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What is the government balance as a share of GDP in France?

Government balance in France was -5.1% of GDP in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.7 pts from 2024. That is the 24th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Government deficit and debt, net lending or borrowing (gov_10dd_edpt1). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-07.

What was the highest government balance as a share of GDP in France?

-1.3% of GDP in 2000, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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