External Debt to GDP in France increased to 277 percent of GDP in the second quarter of 2026 from 267 percent of GDP in the first quarter of 2026. External Debt to GDP in France averaged 189.74 percent of GDP from 1999 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 277.00 percent of GDP in the second quarter of 2026 and a record low of 38.00 percent of GDP in the fourth quarter of 1999. source: European Central Bank

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
Crude Oil Production	10.00	10.00	BBL/D/1K	Jun 2026
Current Account	-1482.00	-3883.00	EUR Million	Aug 2026
Current Account to GDP	-0.40	-0.30	percent of GDP	Dec 2025
Exports	54175.70	54626.90	EUR Million	Aug 2026
Exports by Category
Exports by Country
External Debt	8362359.00	8034507.00	EUR Million	Jun 2026
External Debt to GDP	277.00	267.00	percent of GDP	Jun 2026
Foreign Direct Investment	3657.00	4779.00	EUR Million	Aug 2026
Gold Reserves	2437.00	2437.00	Tonnes	Jun 2026
Imports	60297.60	61223.70	EUR Million	Aug 2026
Imports by Category
Imports by Country
Natural Gas Imports	148315.54	114961.56	Terajoule	Aug 2026
Remittances	29.00	29.00	EUR Million	Aug 2026
Terrorism Index	3.22	2.71	Points	Dec 2025
Tourism Revenues	9313.00	9354.00	EUR Million	Aug 2026
Tourist Arrivals	5057.00	5344.00	Thousand	Aug 2026
Weapons Sales	3367.00	2472.00	SIPRI TIV Million	Dec 2025