What is the difference in gross public sector debt as a share of gross domestic product between France and United States of America?

10.7%, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and United States of America?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gross public sector debt as a share of gross domestic product. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

France vs United States of America: Gross public sector debt as a share of gross domestic product

France

97.9%

in 2024

United States of America

108.6%

in 2024

France rank

6th

United States of America rank

3rd

Gross public sector debt as a share of gross domestic product over time

France
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 108.6% against 97.9% in France, a difference of 10.7%.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was France ahead.

France ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 49 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	56.7%	44.7%	12.0%	France
2010s	79.6%	82.0%	2.4%	United States of America
2020s	96.7%	107.5%	10.8%	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross public sector debt as a share of gross domestic product, France or United States of America?: United States of America, at 108.6% against 97.9% in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross public sector debt as a share of gross domestic product between France and United States of America?: 10.7%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and United States of America?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do France and United States of America rank globally for gross public sector debt as a share of gross domestic product?: France ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 49 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gross public sector debt as a share of gross domestic product. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Gross public sector debt as a share of gross domestic product
Unit: %
Source: World Bank – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 49 places, 1,023 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Gross public sector debt, Central Government, as a proportion of GDP (%).