External Debt to GDP in France decreased to 261 percent of GDP in the fourth quarter of 2025 from 264 percent of GDP in the third quarter of 2025. External Debt to GDP in France averaged 188.26 percent of GDP from 1999 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 273.00 percent of GDP in the first quarter of 2021 and a record low of 38.00 percent of GDP in the fourth quarter of 1999. source: European Central Bank

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Balance of Trade	-5777.90	-2015.40	EUR Million	Feb 2026
Capital Flows	-21357.00	-5632.00	EUR Million	Feb 2026
Current Account	-1790.00	2333.00	EUR Million	Feb 2026
Current Account to GDP	-0.30	0.10	percent of GDP	Dec 2025
Exports	52013.50	53218.00	EUR Million	Feb 2026
Exports by Category
Exports by Country
External Debt	7788566.00	7804431.00	EUR Million	Dec 2025
External Debt to GDP	261.00	264.00	percent of GDP	Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment	3682.00	1737.00	EUR Million	Feb 2026
Gold Reserves	2437.00	2437.00	Tonnes	Dec 2025
Imports	57791.30	55233.40	EUR Million	Feb 2026
Imports by Category
Imports by Country
Natural Gas Imports	150573.90	139542.32	Terajoule	Feb 2026
Remittances	28.00	28.00	EUR Million	Feb 2026
Terrorism Index	3.22	2.71	Points	Dec 2025
Tourism Revenues	4951.00	5417.00	EUR Million	Feb 2026
Tourist Arrivals	2162.00	2176.00	Thousand	Feb 2026
Weapons Sales	2272.00	2150.00	SIPRI TIV Million	Dec 2024