Euro area vs France: Portfolio Investment, net

Euro area
-41.62 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
France
73.88 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Euro area rank
1st
France rank
4th

Portfolio Investment, net over time

  • Euro area
  • France
-400.0B-200.0B0200.0B400.0B600.0B197520002025

How they compare

France currently reports 73.88 billion BoP, current US$ against -41.62 billion BoP, current US$ in Euro area, a difference of 115.50 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes France's figure about 1.8 times Euro area's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Euro area ahead.

Euro area ranks 1st and France ranks 4th of 1 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 3 and France in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area France Difference Ahead
1990s 36.59 billion BoP, current US$ 9.30 billion BoP, current US$ 27.29 billion BoP, current US$ Euro area
2000s -144.16 billion BoP, current US$ -2.18 billion BoP, current US$ 141.98 billion BoP, current US$ France
2010s 50.24 billion BoP, current US$ -61.39 billion BoP, current US$ 111.63 billion BoP, current US$ Euro area
2020s 67.20 billion BoP, current US$ -16.04 billion BoP, current US$ 83.24 billion BoP, current US$ Euro area

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher portfolio investment, net, Euro area or France?
France, at 73.88 billion BoP, current US$ against -41.62 billion BoP, current US$ in Euro area as of 2025.
What is the difference in portfolio investment, net between Euro area and France?
115.50 billion BoP, current US$, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and France?
27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
How do Euro area and France rank globally for portfolio investment, net?
Euro area ranks 1st and France ranks 4th of 1 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Portfolio Investment, net (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Portfolio Investment, net (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 5,932 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Portfolio investment includes cross-border flows and positions involving debt or equity securities, other than those included in direct investment or reserve assets. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.