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NATIONAL PUBLIC DEBT France 1999

Public debt went up in France

In 1999 France public debt was 856,944 million euros904,249 million dollars, has increased 20,88519,195 million since 1998.

This amount means that the debt in 1999 reached 61.2% of France GDP, a 0.6 percentage point fall from 1998, when it was 61.8% of GDP.

If we check the tables we can see the evolution of France debt. It has risen since 1989 in global debt terms, when it was 343,400 million euros 353,407 million dollars and also in terms of GDP percentage, when it amounted to 34.44%.

According to the last data point published, France per capita debt in 1999 was 14,154 euros14,935 dollars per inhabitant. In 1998 it was 13,898 euros 15,350 dollars, afterwards rising by 256 euros415 dollars, and if we again check 1989 we can see that then the debt per person was 5,918 euros6,090 dollars .

The position of France, as compared with the rest of the world, has worsened in 1999 in terms of GDP percentage. Currently it is country number 89 in the list of debt to GDP and 127 in debt per capita, out of the 141 we publish.

In this page we show you the progression of the public debt in France. You can see debt in other countries in Public debt and see all the information about France in economy of France.

France: Evolution of debt
DateDebt (M.€.)Debt ($M)Debt (%GDP)Debt Per CapitaDebt Per Capita
1999856,944904,24961.20%€14,154$14,935
1998836,059923,44461.80%€13,898$15,350
1997793,024893,47461.80%€13,231$14,907
1996755,313963,54560.30%€12,646$16,133
1995714,689898,85957.60%€12,007$15,101
1994588,600696,74849.89%€9,923$11,747
1993531,700616,48246.55%€8,996$10,430
1992454,900564,86940.22%€7,725$9,593
1991398,200464,54436.48%€6,795$7,927
1990374,900452,79035.59%€6,429$7,765
1989343,400353,40734.44%€5,918$6,090
1988311,200343,37733.64%€5,395$5,952
1987288,300314,95333.68%€5,027$5,492
1986255,000241,92831.30%€4,471$4,242
1985232,600171,16330.70%€4,099$3,017
1984205,700154,87629.09%€3,643$2,743
1983173,600150,11226.69%€3,090$2,672
1982148,600149,11425.36%€2,657$2,667
1981112,400136,41722.04%€2,022$2,454
198094,100146,27120.83%€1,751$2,722
France: Evolution of debt as a percentage of GDP

France: Evolution of debt in millions