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NATIONAL PUBLIC DEBT France 2003

France national debt goes up

In 2003 France public debt was 1,060,406 million euros1,187,873 million dollars, has increased 93,583283,788 million since 2002.

This amount means that the debt in 2003 reached 65% of France GDP, a 4.1 percentage point rise from 2002, when it was 60.9% of GDP.

If we check the tables we can see the evolution of France debt. It has risen since 1993 in global debt terms, when it was 531,700 million euros 616,482 million dollars and also in terms of GDP percentage, when it amounted to 46.55%.

According to the last data point published, France per capita debt in 2003 was 17,023 euros19,069 dollars per inhabitant. In 2002 it was 15,628 euros 14,614 dollars, afterwards rising by 1,395 euros4,455 dollars, and if we again check 1993 we can see that then the debt per person was 8,996 euros10,430 dollars .

The position of France, as compared with the rest of the world, has worsened in 2003 in terms of GDP percentage. Currently it is country number 118 in the list of debt to GDP and 173 in debt per capita, out of the 184 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 (%GDP)Debt Per Capita
2003Q41,060,40665.40%€17,023
2003Q31,054,00365.60%€17,037
2003Q21,038,21865.00%€16,782
2003Q1998,51162.80%€16,140
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France: Evolution of debt
DateDebt (M.€.)Debt ($M)Debt (%GDP)Debt Per CapitaDebt Per Capita
20031,060,4061,187,87365.00%€17,023$19,069
2002966,823904,08560.90%€15,628$14,614
2001907,673803,74459.00%€14,777$13,085
2000880,005804,45259.50%€14,431$13,192
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