France (2025)
-5.1
% of GDP
+0.7pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.7pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
26
years of data

Data

France Government Deficit (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2025 -5.1 +0.7pp
2024 -5.8 -0.4pp
2023 -5.4 -0.7pp
2022 -4.7 +1.9pp
2021 -6.6 +2.3pp
2020 -8.9 -6.5pp
2019 -2.4 -0.1pp
2018 -2.3 +1.1pp
2017 -3.4 +0.4pp
2016 -3.8 +0.1pp
2015 -3.9 +0.7pp
2014 -4.6 +0.3pp
2013 -4.9 +0.3pp
2012 -5.2 +0.1pp
2011 -5.3 +1.9pp
2010 -7.2 +0.2pp
2009 -7.4 -3.9pp
2008 -3.5 -0.5pp
2007 -3 -0.3pp
2006 -2.7 +0.8pp

About this Dataset

France recorded -5.1 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was +0.7pp. Across 2000–2025 the series ranges from -8.9 in 2020 to -1.3 in 2000.

This page tracks the general government balance (surplus/deficit as % of GDP) in France from 2000 to present. Show Maastricht 3% deficit threshold context.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the general government balance (surplus/deficit as % of GDP) in France from 2000 to present. Show Maastricht 3% deficit threshold context. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

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).

The series peaked at -1.3 % of GDP in 2000 and reached its lowest recorded value of -8.9 in 2020. The latest reading of -5.1 in 2025 represents a change of +0.7pp.