France — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1815–2025 · 194 observations
About this series
The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
France's central government deficit reading was −4.3% of GDP in 2025. The period change from −5.2% of GDP in 2024 was +0.9 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of −4.53% of GDP.
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- Annual data, 1815–2025
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Latest observations
2000–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -4.3 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -5.2 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -5.4 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -5 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -5.8 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2020 | -6.7 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -2.8 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -2.8 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -3.6 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -3.7 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -3.6 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -3.9 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -4 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -4.2 % of GDP |
| 2011 | -4.5 % of GDP |
| 2010 | -5.8 % of GDP |
| 2009 | -6.2 % of GDP |
| 2008 | -3.6 % of GDP |
| 2007 | -2.7 % of GDP |
| 2006 | -2.5 % of GDP |
Values before 2006, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.