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Economy & public finances

France — Current account balance

Balance of current transactions with abroad (goods, services, income), as % of GDP; positive means the country lends to the world.
0.2% GDP
2025
−0.2 ptsvs 2024
min −2.1 2012max +3.9 1999
% GDP
Range
Source: IMF· Data 2025
Upd. 05/2025
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Current account balance (France): 0.2 % GDP in 2025, the latest available value.

51 observations from 1980 to 2030. Source: IMF.

Balance of current transactions with abroad (goods, services, income), as % of GDP; positive means the country lends to the world.

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Current account balance — France
PeriodValue
2030-0.1 % GDP
2029-0.1 % GDP
2028-0.3 % GDP
2027-0.4 % GDP
2026-0.2 % GDP
20250.2 % GDP
20240.4 % GDP
2023-1 % GDP
2022-1.2 % GDP
20210.3 % GDP
2020-2.1 % GDP
20190.6 % GDP
2018-0.7 % GDP
2017-0.5 % GDP
2016-0.5 % GDP
2015-0.3 % GDP
2014-0.9 % GDP
2013-0.6 % GDP
2012-2.1 % GDP
2011-0.9 % GDP
2010-0.6 % GDP
2009-0.6 % GDP
2008-0.7 % GDP
2007-0.1 % GDP
20060.3 % GDP
20050.1 % GDP
20040.5 % GDP
20030.8 % GDP
20021.2 % GDP
20011.6 % GDP
20001.1 % GDP
19993.9 % GDP
19983.1 % GDP
19973.2 % GDP
19961.2 % GDP
19950.5 % GDP
19940.6 % GDP
19930.7 % GDP
19920.3 % GDP
1991-0.5 % GDP
1990-0.8 % GDP
1989-0.5 % GDP
1988-0.5 % GDP
1987-0.5 % GDP
19860.3 % GDP
1985-0.1 % GDP
1984-0.1 % GDP
1983-0.8 % GDP
1982-2.1 % GDP
1981-0.8 % GDP
1980-0.6 % GDP