France — Central government debt

millions of LCU · 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 2.77T LCU in 2024. The period change from 2.59T LCU in 2023 was +6.79%. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 94.3% in 2024.

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Latest observations

2000–2024

PeriodValue
20242.77T LCU
20232.59T LCU
20222.44T LCU
20212.31T LCU
20202.16T LCU
15 earlier values
20191.99T LCU
20181.91T LCU
20171.84T LCU
20161.77T LCU
20151.72T LCU
20141.67T LCU
20131.61T LCU
20121.53T LCU
20111.46T LCU
20101.38T LCU
20091.32T LCU
20081.12T LCU
20071.01T LCU
2006965.59B LCU
2005970.56B LCU

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

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.