France

Gross government debt

Gross government debt measures public liabilities relative to economic output. It is a starting point for fiscal-capacity analysis, not a full debt-sustainability model.

France Government Gross Debt (WEO)

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The reading right now

As of January 2031, Gross government debt for France stood at 120.7%. That is down 0.5 percentage points from the prior year. Over the trailing five years, the series has averaged 120.5%, ranging from a low of 118.4% in January 2026 to a high of 121.3% in January 2029. The current reading sits 3.8 percentage points above its trailing ten-year mean of 116.9%.

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