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France: Primary net lending/borrowing (also referred as primary balance) (IMF)

-0.20percent · 2031+96.2% since 2021

Overall balance excluding net interest payment (interest expenditure minus interest revenue). Annual figures for France from 1990 to 2031.

19922031

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2031-0.2projection
2030-0.778projection
2029-1.271projection
2028-1.826projection
2027-2.475projection
2026-2.896
2025-2.987
2024-3.894
2023-3.731
2022-2.862
2021-5.217
2020-7.665
2019-0.918
2018-0.609
2017-1.635
2016-1.929
2015-1.954
2014-2.468
2013-2.733
2012-2.706
2011-2.814
2010-4.866
2009-5.142
2008-0.866
2007-0.521
2006-0.282
2005-1.066
2004-1.041
2003-1.564
2002-0.536
20011.2
20001.269
19991.125
19980.5
1997-0.686
1996-0.781
1995-2.221
1994-2.661
1993-3.728
1992-2.168
1991-0.579
1990-0.262

Source

Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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International Monetary Fund (2026). Primary net lending/borrowing (also referred as primary balance) (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-primary-net-lending-borrowing-also-referred-as (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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