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Government debt, quarterly in France

Government debt in France was equal to 119.1% of GDP at the end of Q2 2026. The value for Q2 2026 is the highest in the series, which starts in Q1 2000.

Measure: Government debt, quarterly Unit: % of GDP Data: Q1 2000 to Q2 2026 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
France, Q2 2026 119.1%p (Provisional) % of GDP
Change from Q1 2026 +1.4percentage points Q1 2026: 117.7%
European Union, Q2 2026 82.9%p (Provisional) Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), Q2 2026 59.4% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in Q2 2026 3rd of 28 See the full ranking

Government debt, 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.

Government debt, quarterly (% of GDP), Q1 2017 to Q2 2026
Period FranceEuropean Union
Q2 2026 119.1%p (provisional) 82.9%p (provisional)
Q1 2026 117.7%p (provisional) 82.5%p (provisional)
Q4 2025 115.7% 81.5%p (provisional)
Q3 2025 117.3% 81.7%p (provisional)
Q2 2025 115.4% 81.4%p (provisional)
Q1 2025 113.6% 81.0%p (provisional)
Q4 2024 112.6% 80.3%p (provisional)
Q3 2024 113.1% 80.8%p (provisional)
Q2 2024 111.8% 80.9%p (provisional)
Q1 2024 110.2% 80.7%p (provisional)
Q4 2023 109.5% 80.3%p (provisional)
Q3 2023 111.1% 81.1%p (provisional)
Q2 2023 111.3% 81.7%p (provisional)
Q1 2023 111.9% 82.1%p (provisional)
Q4 2022 111.4% 82.3%p (provisional)
Q3 2022 113.1% 83.4%p (provisional)
Q2 2022 112.9% 84.8%p (provisional)
Q1 2022 114.4% 86.0%p (provisional)
Q4 2021 112.8% 86.6%p (provisional)
Q3 2021 115.3% 88.6%p (provisional)
Q2 2021 114.3% 89.6%p (provisional)
Q1 2021 117.7% 91.4%p (provisional)
Q4 2020 114.9% 89.4%p (provisional)
Q3 2020 115.3% 88.9%p (provisional)
Q2 2020 113.0% 86.9%p (provisional)
Q1 2020 101.2% 79.0%p (provisional)
Q4 2019 98.2% 77.4%p (provisional)
Q3 2019 100.0% 78.9%p (provisional)
Q2 2019 99.2% 79.5%p (provisional)
Q1 2019 99.5% 79.8%p (provisional)
Q4 2018 98.5% 79.4%p (provisional)
Q3 2018 99.6% 80.6%p (provisional)
Q2 2018 99.4% 80.8%p (provisional)
Q1 2018 99.4% 81.3%p (provisional)
Q4 2017 98.8% 81.5%
Q3 2017 100.3% 82.9%
Q2 2017 101.2% 84.0%
Q1 2017 100.5% 84.2%

Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

  • That is a change of +1.4 percentage points from 117.7% in Q1 2026.
  • Since Q4 2023, when it was 109.5%, the figure has changed by +9.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 28 countries with data for Q2 2026, France has the 3rd highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in Q2 2026 was 82.9%.

More for France

All statistics for France
Government debt 115.7% 2025 · Eurostat 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

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
gov_10q_ggdebt · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=Q unit=PC_GDP sector=S13 na_item=GD
Observation period
Q1 2000 to Q2 2026 for France
Provider update
21 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat