France — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · 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. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

In France, the combined government deficit reading was −5.1% of GDP in 2025, compared with −5.8% of GDP in 2024. The period change was +0.7 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of −4.84% of GDP.

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  • Annual data, 1815–2030
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Latest observations

2000–2030

PeriodValue
2030-5.36 % of GDP
2029-5.28 % of GDP
2028-5.21 % of GDP
2027-5.16 % of GDP
2026-4.79 % of GDP
15 earlier values
2025-5.1 % of GDP
2024-5.8 % of GDP
2023-5.4 % of GDP
2022-4.7 % of GDP
2021-6.6 % of GDP
2020-8.9 % of GDP
2019-2.4 % of GDP
2018-2.3 % of GDP
2017-3.4 % of GDP
2016-3.8 % of GDP
2015-3.9 % of GDP
2014-4.6 % of GDP
2013-4.9 % of GDP
2012-5.2 % of GDP
2011-5.3 % of GDP

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

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.