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NATIONAL PUBLIC DEBT France 2007

The national debt increased in France

In 2007 France public debt was 1,268,859 million euros1,717,274 million dollars, has increased 61,546217,884 million since 2006.

This amount means that the debt in 2007 reached 65.4% of France GDP, a 0.1 percentage point rise from 2006, when it was 65.3% of GDP.

If we check the tables we can see the evolution of France debt. It has risen since 1997 in global debt terms, when it was 793,024 million euros 893,474 million dollars and also in terms of GDP percentage, when it amounted to 61.8%.

According to the last data point published, France per capita debt in 2007 was 19,824 euros26,829 dollars per inhabitant. In 2006 it was 18,969 euros 23,559 dollars, afterwards rising by 855 euros3,270 dollars, and if we again check 1997 we can see that then the debt per person was 13,231 euros14,907 dollars .

The position of France, as compared with the rest of the world, has worsened in 2007 in terms of GDP percentage. Currently it is country number 157 in the list of debt to GDP and 179 in debt per capita, out of the 189 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
2007Q41,268,85965.50%€19,824
2007Q31,280,49566.90%€20,119
2007Q21,277,56567.60%€20,073
2007Q11,244,50966.60%€19,554
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France: Evolution of debt
DateDebt (M.€.)Debt ($M)Debt (%GDP)Debt Per CapitaDebt Per Capita
20071,268,8591,717,27465.40%€19,824$26,829
20061,207,3131,499,39065.30%€18,969$23,559
20051,201,4711,481,16268.00%€19,002$23,425
20041,134,3471,397,01466.60%€18,071$22,255
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