France, Government surplus or deficit, share of GDP 2025: -5.1 %
Government surplus or deficit, share of GDP in France was -5.1 % in 2025. That is +0.7 % against 2024. Source: Eurostat gov_10dd_edpt1, published 2026-04-22.
Questions and answers
- What is the latest figure for Government surplus or deficit, share of GDP in France?
- -5.1 % (2025), according to Eurostat.
- How does France rank in Europe?
- Rank 24 of 27 European countries with data for 2025, from highest to lowest.
- How has it changed since 2024?
- From -5.8 % to -5.1 %, a change of +0.7 %.
What the number means
Whether the public sector took in more than it spent during the year; a negative number is a deficit.
Earlier periods
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -5.1 % |
| 2024 | -5.8 % |
| 2023 | -5.4 % |
| 2022 | -4.7 % |
| 2021 | -6.6 % |
| 2020 | -8.9 % |
| 2019 | -2.4 % |
| 2018 | -2.3 % |
| 2017 | -3.4 % |
| 2016 | -3.8 % |
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Open the table at Eurostat
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Other series for this region
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- Hourly labour cost
- House price change, annual
- Unemployment rate, monthly
- Inflation, monthly
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Government surplus or deficit, share of GDP
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