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Economy & public finances

France — Budget Balance / GDP

Government revenue minus spending over a year, as % of GDP; negative is a deficit, positive a surplus.
-5.1% GDP
2025
+0.7 ptsvs 2024
min −8.9 2020max −1.3 2000
% GDP
Range
Source: Eurostat· Data 2025
Upd. 07/2026
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About this data

Budget balance (France): -5.1 % GDP in 2025, the latest available value.

31 observations from 1995 to 2025. Source: Eurostat.

Government revenue minus spending over a year, as % of GDP; negative is a deficit, positive a surplus.

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Budget balance — France
PeriodValue
2025-5.1 % GDP
2024-5.8 % GDP
2023-5.4 % GDP
2022-4.7 % GDP
2021-6.6 % GDP
2020-8.9 % GDP
2019-2.4 % GDP
2018-2.3 % GDP
2017-3.4 % GDP
2016-3.8 % GDP
2015-3.9 % GDP
2014-4.6 % GDP
2013-4.9 % GDP
2012-5.2 % GDP
2011-5.3 % GDP
2010-7.2 % GDP
2009-7.4 % GDP
2008-3.5 % GDP
2007-3 % GDP
2006-2.7 % GDP
2005-3.5 % GDP
2004-3.6 % GDP
2003-4.1 % GDP
2002-3.2 % GDP
2001-1.4 % GDP
2000-1.3 % GDP
1999-1.5 % GDP
1998-2.4 % GDP
1997-3.7 % GDP
1996-3.9 % GDP
1995-5.1 % GDP