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France — Central government debt

millions of EUR · Annual · 1880–2024 · 129 observations

About this series

Central government debt is the stock of outstanding debt liabilities recorded for that reporting perimeter at the reference date. The source series determines the exact instruments and valuation covered.

France's central government debt reading was 2.76T EUR in 2024. The period change from 2.59T EUR in 2023 was +6.28%. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 94.3% in 2024.

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Latest observations

2000–2024

PeriodValue
20242.76T EUR
20232.59T EUR
20222.44T EUR
20212.31T EUR
20202.16T EUR
15 earlier values
20191.99T EUR
20181.91T EUR
20171.84T EUR
20161.77T EUR
20151.72T EUR
20141.67T EUR
20131.61T EUR
20121.53T EUR
20111.46T EUR
20101.38T EUR
20091.32T EUR
20081.12T EUR
20071.01T EUR
2006965.63B EUR
2005970.57B EUR

Values before 2005, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.