France — Current account (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1850–2031 · 169 observations
About this series
The current account balance records a country's net transactions with the rest of the world in goods, services, primary income, and secondary income. A balance can be positive, negative, or zero. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
France's current account reading was −0.31% of GDP in 2025. The period change from 0.09% of GDP in 2024 was −0.4 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of −0.56% of GDP.
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- Quarterly data, 1975–2027
- Monthly data, 2008–2026
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Latest observations
2000–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 0.42 % of GDP |
| 2030 | 0.51 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 0.35 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 0.22 % of GDP |
| 2027 | -0.24 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | -0.45 % of GDP |
| 2025 | -0.31 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 0.09 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -1.04 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -1.42 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 0.28 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -2.05 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 0.6 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -0.7 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -0.55 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -0.53 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -0.32 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -0.91 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -0.61 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -0.96 % of GDP |
Values before 2012, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.