France

Government debt in France

Government debt in France: 21.3% of GDP in 1980 and 115.5% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
115.5% of GDP
Since 1980
+94.2 percentage points
Rank, 2025
7 of 149
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
123.6% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
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% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in FranceGovernment debt in France: 21.3% of GDP in 1980 and 115.5% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 123.6% of GDP in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 123.6% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearFrance
2025115.5
2024112.6
2023109.5
2022111.4
2021112.8
2020114.9
201998.2
201898.5
201798.8
201698.2
201597
201496.2
201394.6
201291.7
201188.8
201086.3
200984.1
200869.8
200765.5
200665.4
200568.2
200466.9
200365.4
200261.3
200159.3
200059.7
199961.4
199862.1
199762
199660.6
199557.8
199451.6
199348.2
199241.7
199137.8
199036.8
198935.5
198834.7
198734.8
198632.4
198531.9
198430.2
198327.7
198226.2
198122.7
198021.3
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearFrance
2026118.5
2027120.4
2028121.7
2029122.6
2030123.2
2031123.6

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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