FR · 2017 · gov_10dd_edpt1
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
France, 2017
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
98.8%
France, 2017
▲ 0.7% vs 2016 (98.1%)
Analysis
In 2017, France's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data increased by 0.7% compared to 2016, reaching 98.8%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 81.5%.
France ranks 6th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 7.7% (from 91.7% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10dd_edpt1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
121.2%
EU-27: 81.5%
France timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10dd_edpt1