France — Combined government deficit

millions of LCU · Annual · 1815–2030 · 203 observations

About this series

The combined 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. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata.

France's combined government deficit reading was −153.41B LCU in 2025. The period change from −170.03B LCU in 2024 was +16.62B LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −5.1% in 2025.

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  • Annual data, 1815–2030
  • Quarterly data, 1995–2026
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Latest observations

2000–2030

PeriodValue
2030-187.94B LCU
2029-179.49B LCU
2028-171.48B LCU
2027-164.56B LCU
2026-148.35B LCU
15 earlier values
2025-153.41B LCU
2024-170.03B LCU
2023-152.62B LCU
2022-124.74B LCU
2021-165.37B LCU
2020-206.22B LCU
2019-58.44B LCU
2018-54.21B LCU
2017-78.02B LCU
2016-84.75B LCU
2015-85.90B LCU
2014-99.21B LCU
2013-104.02B LCU
2012-108.57B LCU
2011-109.24B LCU

Values before 2011, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.