World Bank · Public Sector

France: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP)

-5.24percent · 2024-21.5% since 2014

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Reported as: -. Annual figures for France from 1972 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2024-5.237
2023-5.032
2022-4.7
2021-6.549
2020-8.766
2019-2.289
2018-2.394
2017-3.424
2016-3.866
2015-3.872
2014-4.31
2013-4.548
2012-4.946
2011-5.233
2010-7.045
2009-7.045
2008-2.993
2007-2.563
2006-2.437
2005-3.304
2004-3.38
2003-4.101
2002-3.259
2001-1.47
2000-1.385
1999-1.742
1998-2.58
1997-3.819
1996-3.816
1995-4.79
1994-5.535
1993-5.58
1992-3.562
1991-1.867
1990-1.412
1989-1.025
1988-1.406
1987-1.665
1986-2.372
1985-2.402
1984-2.308
1983-2.378
1982-1.882
1981-1.184
19800.515
1979-0.089
1978-1.082
19770.035
19760.616
1975-1.234
19741.419
19731.612
19721.415

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World Bank (2026). Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-lending-net-borrowing-zs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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