France’s current account deficit narrowed to a seasonally adjusted €1.5 billion in August 2026 from a downwardly revised €3.9 billion in the previous month. It marked the smallest shortfall since April, driven by a narrower goods trade deficit, which fell to €5.3 billion from €6.8 billion, while the services surplus widened to €4.8 billion from €3.8 billion. Meanwhile, the primary income surplus was broadly unchanged at €4.2 billion, and the secondary income deficit remained steady at €5.1 billion. In the first eight months of 2026, France’s current account deficit narrowed to €10.3 billion from €17.2 billion in the corresponding period of 2025. source: Banque de France

France recorded a Current Account deficit of 1482 EUR Million in August of 2026. Current Account in France averaged -156.87 EUR Million from 1993 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 4784.00 EUR Million in August of 1998 and a record low of -8358.00 EUR Million in June of 2020. This page provides - France Current Account - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. France Current Account - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2026.

France recorded a Current Account deficit of 1482 EUR Million in August of 2026. Current Account in France is expected to be -1200.00 EUR Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the France Current Account is projected to trend around -1680.00 EUR Million in 2027 and -1700.00 EUR Million in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-09-08 06:45 AM
Current Account
Jul €-4.7B €-1.6B €-2.0B
2026-10-07 06:45 AM
Current Account
Aug €-1.5B €-3.9B €-4.3B
2026-11-06 07:45 AM
Current Account
Sep €-1.5B € -4.8B


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -6121.90 -6596.80 EUR Million Aug 2026
Capital Flows 6863.00 730.00 EUR Million Aug 2026
Current Account -1482.00 -3883.00 EUR Million Aug 2026
Exports 54175.70 54626.90 EUR Million Aug 2026
External Debt 8362359.00 8034507.00 EUR Million Jun 2026
Foreign Direct Investment 3657.00 4779.00 EUR Million Aug 2026
Imports 60297.60 61223.70 EUR Million Aug 2026
Tourism Revenues 9313.00 9354.00 EUR Million Aug 2026


France Current Account
Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-1482.00 -3883.00 4784.00 -8358.00 1993 - 2026 EUR Million Monthly
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France Current Account Deficit Smallest in 4 Months
France’s current account deficit narrowed to a seasonally adjusted €1.5 billion in August 2026 from a downwardly revised €3.9 billion in the previous month. It marked the smallest shortfall since April, driven by a narrower goods trade deficit, which fell to €5.3 billion from €6.8 billion, while the services surplus widened to €4.8 billion from €3.8 billion. Meanwhile, the primary income surplus was broadly unchanged at €4.2 billion, and the secondary income deficit remained steady at €5.1 billion. In the first eight months of 2026, France’s current account deficit narrowed to €10.3 billion from €17.2 billion in the corresponding period of 2025.
2026-10-07
France Current Account Deficit Largest Since 2023
France’s current account deficit widened to a seasonally adjusted €4.7 billion in July 2026 from an upwardly revised €1.6 billion in the previous month. It marked the largest shortfall since January 2023, driven by a wider goods deficit, which increased to €6.8 billion from €5.2 billion in June, and a narrower services surplus, which fell to €3.8 billion from €5.3 billion. Moreover, the primary income surplus edged down to €3.3 billion from €3.4 billion. Meanwhile, the secondary income deficit remained unchanged at €5.0 billion. For the first seven months of the year, France recorded a cumulative current account deficit of €12.0 billion, compared with €18.2 billion in the corresponding period of the previous year.
2026-09-08
France Current Account Deficit Largest in 4 Months
France's current account deficit widened to a seasonally adjusted €1.4 billion in June 2026 from an upwardly revised €1.2 billion in the previous month. It marked the largest shortfall since February, driven by a weaker services balance, with the surplus narrowing to €5.2 billion from €6.3 billion, while the primary income surplus edged down to €3.6 billion from €3.7 billion. Partly offsetting the decline, the goods trade deficit narrowed to €5.3 billion from €6.3 billion. Within goods trade, the deficit excluding energy eased to €1.5 billion from €1.7 billion, while the energy shortfall shrank to €3.8 billion from €4.6 billion. The secondary income deficit remained unchanged at €4.9 billion. For the first half of 2026, France recorded a cumulative current account deficit of €6.5 billion.
2026-08-07