Current account balance — all countries

Current account balance — France

Current account balance in France in 2031 — 0.4%. Ranked 63 in the world out of 188. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 1 pp.

2031 0.4% −0.1 pp vs 2030
World rank 63of 188
Period maximum 3.9%1999
Period minimum -2.1%1982

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of GDP

Current account balance — France, 1980–2031-4-202419801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: -0.6%1981: -0.8%1982: -2.1%1983: -0.8%1984: -0.1%1985: -0.1%1986: 0.3%1987: -0.5%1988: -0.5%1989: -0.5%1990: -0.8%1991: -0.5%1992: 0.3%1993: 0.7%1994: 0.6%1995: 0.5%1996: 1.2%1997: 3.2%1998: 3.1%1999: 3.9%2000: 1.1%2001: 1.6%2002: 1.2%2003: 0.8%2004: 0.5%2005: 0.1%2006: 0.3%2007: -0.1%2008: -0.7%2009: -0.6%2010: -0.6%2011: -0.9%2012: -2.1%2013: -0.6%2014: -0.9%2015: -0.3%2016: -0.5%2017: -0.5%2018: -0.7%2019: 0.6%2020: -2.1%2021: 0.3%2022: -1.4%2023: -1%2024: 0.1%2025: -0.4%2026: -0.3%2027: -0.2%2028: 0.2%2029: 0.4%2030: 0.5%2031: 0.4%
Change over the period: +1 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: France

France 0.4%
World computed 0.28%
Europe & Central Asia computed 1.53%
Western Europe computed 3.4%
High-income countries computed 0.13%
Current account balance — France, by year France All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 0.4 −0.1 pp
2030 0.5 +0.1 pp
2029 0.4 +0.2 pp
2028 0.2 +0.4 pp
2027 -0.2 +0.1 pp
2026 -0.3 +0.1 pp
2025 -0.4 −0.5 pp
2024 0.1 +1.1 pp
2023 -1 +0.4 pp
2022 -1.4 −1.7 pp
2021 0.3 +2.4 pp
2020 -2.1 −2.7 pp
2019 0.6 +1.3 pp
2018 -0.7 −0.2 pp
2017 -0.5 +0 pp
2016 -0.5 −0.2 pp
2015 -0.3 +0.6 pp
2014 -0.9 −0.3 pp
2013 -0.6 +1.5 pp
2012 -2.1 −1.2 pp
2011 -0.9 −0.3 pp
2010 -0.6 +0 pp
2009 -0.6 +0.1 pp
2008 -0.7 −0.6 pp
2007 -0.1 −0.4 pp
2006 0.3 +0.2 pp
2005 0.1 −0.4 pp
2004 0.5 −0.3 pp
2003 0.8 −0.4 pp
2002 1.2 −0.4 pp
2001 1.6 +0.5 pp
2000 1.1 −2.8 pp
1999 3.9 +0.8 pp
1998 3.1 −0.1 pp
1997 3.2 +2 pp
1996 1.2 +0.7 pp
1995 0.5 −0.1 pp
1994 0.6 −0.1 pp
1993 0.7 +0.4 pp
1992 0.3 +0.8 pp
1991 -0.5 +0.3 pp
1990 -0.8 −0.3 pp
1989 -0.5 +0 pp
1988 -0.5 +0 pp
1987 -0.5 −0.8 pp
1986 0.3 +0.4 pp
1985 -0.1 +0 pp
1984 -0.1 +0.7 pp
1983 -0.8 +1.3 pp
1982 -2.1 −1.3 pp
1981 -0.8 −0.2 pp
1980 -0.6

Western Europe, 2031

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP: trade in goods and services, primary income (interest, dividends, compensation of employees) and secondary income (transfers). A surplus means a country earns more abroad than it spends and is building up external assets; a persistent deficit has to be financed by an inflow of capital.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.