External Debt to GDP in France increased to 264 percent of GDP in the third quarter of 2025 from 263 percent of GDP in the second quarter of 2025. External Debt to GDP in France averaged 187.56 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	-1843.50	-4297.80	EUR Million	Jan 2026
Capital Flows	-5632.00	7324.00	EUR Million	Jan 2026
Current Account	2101.00	137.00	EUR Million	Jan 2026
Current Account to GDP	0.10	-1.00	percent of GDP	Dec 2024
Exports	53429.70	53044.40	EUR Million	Jan 2026
Exports by Category
Exports by Country
External Debt	7815905.00	7765112.00	EUR Million	Sep 2025
External Debt to GDP	264.00	263.00	percent of GDP	Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment	1737.00	4497.00	EUR Million	Jan 2026
Gold Reserves	2437.00	2437.00	Tonnes	Dec 2025
Imports	55273.10	57342.20	EUR Million	Jan 2026
Imports by Category
Imports by Country
Natural Gas Imports	139542.32	131866.79	Terajoule	Jan 2026
Remittances	28.00	28.00	EUR Million	Jan 2026
Terrorism Index	3.22	2.71	Points	Dec 2025
Tourism Revenues	5417.00	5612.00	EUR Million	Jan 2026
Tourist Arrivals	2173.00	2787.00	Thousand	Jan 2026
Weapons Sales	2272.00	2150.00	SIPRI TIV Million	Dec 2024