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Government debt in France

Government debt in France was equal to 115.7% of GDP at the end of 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1995.

Measure: Government debt as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1995 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
France, 2025 115.7% % of GDP
Change from 2024 +3.1percentage points 2024: 112.6%
European Union, 2025 81.5% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 58.9% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 3rd of 27 See the full ranking

Government debt in France over time

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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Government debt as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2025
Period FranceEuropean Union
2025 115.7% 81.5%
2024 112.6% 80.3%
2023 109.5% 80.3%
2022 111.4% 82.3%
2021 112.8% 86.6%
2020 114.9% 89.4%
2019 98.2% 77.4%
2018 98.5% 79.4%
2017 98.8% 81.5%
2016 98.1% 84.0%
2015 97.0% 85.0%
2014 96.2% 86.9%
2013 94.6% 86.8%
2012 91.7% 85.0%
2011 88.7% 81.7%
2010 86.3% 80.4%
2009 84.1% 75.7%
2008 69.8% 65.1%
2007 65.5% 62.4%
2006 65.4% 65.0%
2005 68.2% 67.2%
2004 66.9% 67.1%
2003 65.4% 66.8%
2002 61.3% 65.6%
2001 59.3% 65.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

  • That is a change of +3.1 percentage points from 112.6% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 97.0%, the figure has changed by +18.7 percentage points.
  • Among the 27 countries with data for 2025, France has the 3rd highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 81.5%.

More for France

All statistics for France
Government deficit or surplus -5.1% 2025 · Eurostat Government spending 57.3% 2025 · Eurostat Tax-to-GDP ratio 46.0% 2025 · Eurostat Government spending on health 8.9%p (Provisional) 2024 · Eurostat Government spending on education 5.1%p (Provisional) 2024 · Eurostat Government spending on social protection 23.7%p (Provisional) 2024 · Eurostat

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
gov_10dd_edpt1 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=PC_GDP sector=S13 na_item=GD
Observation period
1995 to 2025 for France
Provider update
21 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat