Current account balance, quarterly in France
The current account balance of France was -0.9% of GDP in Q2 2026.
France, Q2 2026
-0.9%
Change from Q1 2026
+1.3percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), Q2 2026
-0.9%
Position in Q2 2026
17th of 35
Current account balance, quarterly in France over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | France |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -0.9% |
| Q1 2026 | -2.2% |
| Q4 2025 | 2.9% |
| Q3 2025 | -0.5% |
| Q2 2025 | -1.6% |
| Q1 2025 | -2.5% |
| Q4 2024 | 2.6% |
| Q3 2024 | -0.4% |
| Q2 2024 | -1.5% |
| Q1 2024 | -2.1% |
| Q4 2023 | 2.6% |
| Q3 2023 | -1.6% |
| Q2 2023 | -1.5% |
| Q1 2023 | -3.5% |
| Q4 2022 | 0.4% |
| Q3 2022 | -2.7% |
| Q2 2022 | -1.3% |
| Q1 2022 | -2.2% |
| Q4 2021 | 2.6% |
| Q3 2021 | 0.4% |
| Q2 2021 | -0.9% |
| Q1 2021 | -1.2% |
| Q4 2020 | 0.7% |
| Q3 2020 | -2.5% |
| Q2 2020 | -4.3% |
| Q1 2020 | -2.5% |
| Q4 2019 | 2.5% |
| Q3 2019 | 0.6% |
| Q2 2019 | -0.3% |
| Q1 2019 | -0.5% |
| Q4 2018 | 1.1% |
| Q3 2018 | 0.2% |
| Q2 2018 | -1.9% |
| Q1 2018 | -2.3% |
| Q4 2017 | 1.0% |
| Q3 2017 | 1.0% |
| Q2 2017 | -0.9% |
| Q1 2017 | -3.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.3 percentage points from -2.2% in Q1 2026.
- Since Q4 2023, when it was 2.6%, the figure has changed by −3.5 percentage points.
- Among the 35 countries with data for Q2 2026, France has the 17th highest value.
More for France
All statistics for France
Current account balance
-0.3%
2025 · World Bank
Exports share of GDP
33.7%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Imports share of GDP
34.2%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Exports share of GDP
33.4%
2025 · World Bank
Imports share of GDP
33.8%
2025 · World Bank
Trade as a share of GDP
67.2%
2025 · World Bank