{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"fr-government-debt-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/fr-government-debt-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/fr-government-debt-gdp/","title":"France Government Debt (% of GDP) (2025)","description":"France's Government Debt (% of GDP): 115.6 % of GDP in 2025, +3pp YoY. Eurostat (GOV_10DD_EDPT1), 2000–2025.","domain":"macro","category":"Economy & Macro","keywords":["Macroeconomics","Eurostat","France","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"France","temporal_coverage":"2000/2025","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"France Government Debt (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/GOV_10DD_EDPT1/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"26"},{"label":"Geography","value":"France"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"France (2025)","value":"115.6","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+3pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+3pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"26","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"France Government Debt (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":26,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":59.7},{"period":"2001","value":59.3},{"period":"2002","value":61.3},{"period":"2003","value":65.4},{"period":"2004","value":66.9},{"period":"2005","value":68.2},{"period":"2006","value":65.4},{"period":"2007","value":65.5},{"period":"2008","value":69.8},{"period":"2009","value":84.1},{"period":"2010","value":86.3},{"period":"2011","value":88.7},{"period":"2012","value":91.7},{"period":"2013","value":94.6},{"period":"2014","value":96.2},{"period":"2015","value":97},{"period":"2016","value":98.1},{"period":"2017","value":98.8},{"period":"2018","value":98.5},{"period":"2019","value":98.2},{"period":"2020","value":114.9},{"period":"2021","value":112.8},{"period":"2022","value":111.4},{"period":"2023","value":109.5},{"period":"2024","value":112.6},{"period":"2025","value":115.6}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"115.6","yoyChange":"+3.0pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"112.6","yoyChange":"+3.1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"109.5","yoyChange":"-1.9pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"111.4","yoyChange":"-1.4pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"112.8","yoyChange":"-2.1pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"114.9","yoyChange":"+16.7pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"98.2","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"98.5","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"98.8","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"98.1","yoyChange":"+1.1pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"97.0","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"96.2","yoyChange":"+1.6pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"94.6","yoyChange":"+2.9pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"91.7","yoyChange":"+3.0pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"88.7","yoyChange":"+2.4pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"86.3","yoyChange":"+2.2pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"84.1","yoyChange":"+14.3pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"69.8","yoyChange":"+4.3pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"65.5","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"65.4","yoyChange":"-2.8pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the Maastricht government debt (% of GDP) in France from 2000 to present. Show the Maastricht 60% threshold context and post-COVID deleveraging path. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2025 (26 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 115.6 % of GDP in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 59.3 in 2001. The latest reading of 115.6 in 2025 represents a change of +3pp."}]}