FR · 2018 · gov_10dd_edpt1

Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data

France, 2018

Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
98.5%
France, 2018
▼ 0.3% vs 2017 (98.8%)
Analysis

In 2018, France's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data decreased by 0.3% compared to 2017, reaching 98.5%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 79.5%.

France ranks 7th 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 4.1% (from 94.6% in 2013).

Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10dd_edpt1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2018
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2018
123.9%
EU-27: 79.5%
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