France
Current account balance
The current account balance summarizes trade income and cross-border transfers. As a share of GDP, it helps compare external surpluses and deficits across economies.
Current account balance - France
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The reading right now
As of January 2024, Current account balance for France stood at 0.09%. That is up 1.1 percentage points from the prior year. Over the trailing five years, the series has averaged -0.59%, ranging from a low of -2% in January 2020 to a high of 0.59% in January 2019. The current reading sits 0.69 percentage points above its trailing ten-year mean of -0.6%.
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