Loans, Liabilities, Transactions in France

France: Loans, Liabilities, Transactions was 9.63 billion in 2025. β—† Volatile

Latest (2025)
9.63 billion
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
14th
of 33 countries
All-time high
35.12 billion
in 2012
All-time low
-8.64 billion
in 2011
Years of data
27
1999–2025

Loans, Liabilities, Transactions in France, 1999–2025

-10.0B010.0B20.0B30.0B40.0B1999201220251999: -5.6B2000: -532.0M2001: -7.2B2002: 3.1B2003: 14.2B2004: 44.0M2005: 5.1B2006: 5.4B2007: 16.2B2008: 1.4B2009: 19.4B2010: 17.1B2011: -8.6B2012: 35.1B2013: 11.7B2014: 12.2B2015: 3.7B2016: -2.8B2017: -6.1B2018: 1.2B2019: 215.0M2020: 6.1B2021: 6.2B2022: 217.0M2023: -1.9B2024: 10.1B2025: 9.6B

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

France recorded 9.63 billion for loans, liabilities, transactions in 2025.

That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and up 162.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, loans, liabilities, transactions in France peaked at 35.12 billion in 2012 and was at its lowest, -8.64 billion, in 2011.

That places France 14th out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -5.62 billion -5.62 billion -5.62 billion 1
2000s 5.72 billion -7.22 billion 19.42 billion 10
2010s 6.36 billion -8.64 billion 35.12 billion 10
2020s 5.07 billion -1.89 billion 10.14 billion 6

Countries ranked near France

  1. 11 Spain 14.11 billion compare
  2. 12 Canada 10.61 billion compare
  3. 13 Netherlands 9.73 billion compare
  4. 15 United Kingdom 4.76 billion compare
  5. 16 Hungary 3.16 billion compare
  6. 17 Finland 2.63 billion compare

See the full ranking of 33 places β†’

More external debt data for France

All data for France β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is loans, liabilities, transactions in France?
Loans, liabilities, transactions in France was 9.63 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest loans, liabilities, transactions recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 35.12 billion in 2012.
What is the lowest loans, liabilities, transactions recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was -8.64 billion in 2011.
How does France rank for loans, liabilities, transactions?
France ranks 14th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
Is loans, liabilities, transactions rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is up 162.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Loans, Liabilities, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Loans, Liabilities, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
33 places, 847 data points, 1990–2025
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The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.