Budget balance — all countries

Budget balance — France

Budget balance in France in 2031 — -2.9%. Ranked 113 in the world out of 188. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 3.7 pp.

2031 -2.9% +0.5 pp vs 2030
World rank 113of 188
Period maximum 0.8%1980
Period minimum -8.9%2020

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — France, 1980–2031-10-7.5-5-2.502.519801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: 0.8%1981: -1.2%1982: -1.7%1983: -2.6%1984: -2.8%1985: -3%1986: -3.2%1987: -2%1988: -2.6%1989: -1.8%1990: -2.5%1991: -2.9%1992: -4.6%1993: -6.4%1994: -5.5%1995: -5.1%1996: -3.9%1997: -3.7%1998: -2.4%1999: -1.5%2000: -1.3%2001: -1.4%2002: -3.2%2003: -4.1%2004: -3.6%2005: -3.5%2006: -2.7%2007: -3%2008: -3.5%2009: -7.4%2010: -7.2%2011: -5.3%2012: -5.2%2013: -4.9%2014: -4.6%2015: -3.9%2016: -3.8%2017: -3.4%2018: -2.3%2019: -2.4%2020: -8.9%2021: -6.6%2022: -4.7%2023: -5.4%2024: -5.8%2025: -5.1%2026: -4.9%2027: -4.8%2028: -4.3%2029: -3.8%2030: -3.4%2031: -2.9%
Change over the period: −3.7 pp Annual average: -0.07 pp

Comparison, 2031

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

France -2.9%
World computed -4.85%
Europe & Central Asia computed -2.49%
Western Europe computed -3.11%
High-income countries computed -4.26%
Budget balance — France, by year France All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -2.9 +0.5 pp
2030 -3.4 +0.4 pp
2029 -3.8 +0.5 pp
2028 -4.3 +0.5 pp
2027 -4.8 +0.1 pp
2026 -4.9 +0.2 pp
2025 -5.1 +0.7 pp
2024 -5.8 −0.4 pp
2023 -5.4 −0.7 pp
2022 -4.7 +1.9 pp
2021 -6.6 +2.3 pp
2020 -8.9 −6.5 pp
2019 -2.4 −0.1 pp
2018 -2.3 +1.1 pp
2017 -3.4 +0.4 pp
2016 -3.8 +0.1 pp
2015 -3.9 +0.7 pp
2014 -4.6 +0.3 pp
2013 -4.9 +0.3 pp
2012 -5.2 +0.1 pp
2011 -5.3 +1.9 pp
2010 -7.2 +0.2 pp
2009 -7.4 −3.9 pp
2008 -3.5 −0.5 pp
2007 -3 −0.3 pp
2006 -2.7 +0.8 pp
2005 -3.5 +0.1 pp
2004 -3.6 +0.5 pp
2003 -4.1 −0.9 pp
2002 -3.2 −1.8 pp
2001 -1.4 −0.1 pp
2000 -1.3 +0.2 pp
1999 -1.5 +0.9 pp
1998 -2.4 +1.3 pp
1997 -3.7 +0.2 pp
1996 -3.9 +1.2 pp
1995 -5.1 +0.4 pp
1994 -5.5 +0.9 pp
1993 -6.4 −1.8 pp
1992 -4.6 −1.7 pp
1991 -2.9 −0.4 pp
1990 -2.5 −0.7 pp
1989 -1.8 +0.8 pp
1988 -2.6 −0.6 pp
1987 -2 +1.2 pp
1986 -3.2 −0.2 pp
1985 -3 −0.2 pp
1984 -2.8 −0.2 pp
1983 -2.6 −0.9 pp
1982 -1.7 −0.5 pp
1981 -1.2 −2 pp
1980 0.8

Western Europe, 2031

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

About the indicator

Net lending or net borrowing of general government as a percent of GDP — what is commonly called the budget deficit, taken with a plus sign when there is a surplus. General government includes regions, local authorities and extrabudgetary funds, so the quantity is fuller than the balance of the central budget alone. The IMF series runs with a forecast several years ahead.

Important: Negative values are deficits. Accumulated deficits are what government debt is, so the two indicators are worth looking at together: a country can live with a deficit for years and carry a small debt all the same, if its economy grows faster.

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