External finance, Overall in France
France: External finance, Overall was 1 in 2014. β² Rising
External finance, Overall in France, 1973β2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
France recorded 1 for external finance, overall in 2014. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, external finance, overall in France peaked at 1 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.625, in 1982.
That places France 1st out of 90 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.7125 | 0.625 | 0.75 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 0.875 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for France
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.34 Percent per annum (2029)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.0971 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 4,755 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.1263 (1998)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 7.92 (1998)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 5.62 (1998)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.1779 (1998)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 0.8411 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external finance, overall in France?
- External finance, overall in France was 1 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest external finance, overall recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1998.
- What is the lowest external finance, overall recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.625 in 1982.
- How does France rank for external finance, overall?
- France ranks 1st out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
- Is external finance, overall rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of External finance, Overall. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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