Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in France
France: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -47.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in France, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
France recorded -47.3% for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in 2023.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in France peaked at -44.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -52.0%, in 2020.
That places France 153rd out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -44.7% | — |
| 2001 | -45.1% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | -46.1% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | -46.4% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | -45.7% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | -45.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | -45.2% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | -44.9% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | -45.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | -48.4% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | -49.7% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | -47.9% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | -48.5% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | -49.1% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | -49.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | -48.4% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | -48.1% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | -48.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | -47.1% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | -45.9% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | -52.0% | +13.2% |
| 2021 | -50.0% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | -48.9% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | -47.3% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -45.8% | -48.4% | -44.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | -48.2% | -49.7% | -45.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | -49.5% | -52.0% | -47.3% | 4 |
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 9.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0255 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,251 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2436 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 11,934 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 2.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.2156 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in France?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in France was -47.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was -44.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was -52.0% in 2020.
- How does France rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- France ranks 153rd out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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