Current account balance (World Bank) in France in 2025 — -0.27%. Ranked 41 in the world out of 97. Since 1975, the indicator has fallen by 1.04 pp.
1975–2025 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: France
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.27 | −0.36 pp |
| 2024 | 0.09 | +1.13 pp |
| 2023 | -1.04 | +0.39 pp |
| 2022 | -1.43 | −1.68 pp |
| 2021 | 0.24 | +2.25 pp |
| 2020 | -2 | −2.59 pp |
| 2019 | 0.59 | +1.32 pp |
| 2018 | -0.74 | −0.26 pp |
| 2017 | -0.47 | +0.06 pp |
| 2016 | -0.54 | −0.2 pp |
| 2015 | -0.33 | +0.63 pp |
| 2014 | -0.96 | −0.36 pp |
| 2013 | -0.6 | +0.63 pp |
| 2012 | -1.23 | −0.2 pp |
| 2011 | -1.03 | −0.2 pp |
| 2010 | -0.83 | −0.01 pp |
| 2009 | -0.82 | +0.14 pp |
| 2008 | -0.96 | −0.63 pp |
| 2007 | -0.33 | −0.35 pp |
| 2006 | 0.02 | +0.03 pp |
| 2005 | -0.01 | −0.44 pp |
| 2004 | 0.43 | −0.44 pp |
| 2003 | 0.87 | −0.31 pp |
| 2002 | 1.18 | −0.35 pp |
| 2001 | 1.53 | +0.35 pp |
| 2000 | 1.18 | −2.22 pp |
| 1999 | 3.41 | +0.89 pp |
| 1998 | 2.52 | −0.09 pp |
| 1997 | 2.61 | +1.32 pp |
| 1996 | 1.29 | +0.61 pp |
| 1995 | 0.68 | +0.14 pp |
| 1994 | 0.54 | −0.15 pp |
| 1993 | 0.68 | +0.4 pp |
| 1992 | 0.28 | +0.8 pp |
| 1991 | -0.52 | +0.27 pp |
| 1990 | -0.79 | −0.33 pp |
| 1989 | -0.46 | −0 pp |
| 1988 | -0.46 | +0.02 pp |
| 1987 | -0.48 | −0.8 pp |
| 1986 | 0.32 | +0.32 pp |
| 1985 | -0.01 | +0.16 pp |
| 1984 | -0.17 | +0.77 pp |
| 1983 | -0.93 | +1.16 pp |
| 1982 | -2.09 | −1.3 pp |
| 1981 | -0.79 | −0.18 pp |
| 1980 | -0.61 | −1.45 pp |
| 1979 | 0.85 | −0.56 pp |
| 1978 | 1.41 | +1.51 pp |
| 1977 | -0.1 | +0.81 pp |
| 1976 | -0.91 | −1.68 pp |
| 1975 | 0.77 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP from World Bank data. It duplicates the IMF indicator in meaning but rests on a different source and carries no forecast part — useful for cross-checking: noticeable divergences between the two series usually point to a revision of the statistics.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
What part of its income a country saves rather than consumes.
Finance Current account balanceThe balance of a country's external transactions as a percent of GDP: surplus or deficit.
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