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NATIONAL PUBLIC DEBT France 2011

The national debt increased in France

In 2011 France public debt was 1,830,136 million euros2,516,212 million dollars, has increased 107,964259,194 million since 2010.

This amount means that the debt in 2011 reached 88.9% of France GDP, a 2.6 percentage point rise from 2010, when it was 86.3% of GDP.

If we check the tables we can see the evolution of France debt. It has risen since 2001 in global debt terms, when it was 907,673 million euros 803,744 million dollars and also in terms of GDP percentage, when it amounted to 59%.

According to the last data point published, France per capita debt in 2011 was 28,036 euros38,547 dollars per inhabitant. In 2010 it was 26,504 euros 34,735 dollars, afterwards rising by 1,532 euros3,812 dollars, and if we again check 2001 we can see that then the debt per person was 14,777 euros13,085 dollars .

The position of France, as compared with the rest of the world, has remained in 2011 in terms of GDP percentage. Currently it is country number 174 in the list of debt to GDP and 181 in debt per capita, out of the 191 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
2011Q41,830,13688.90%€28,036
2011Q31,806,84488.30%€27,807
2011Q21,811,73089.10%€27,882
2011Q11,766,82087.60%€27,191
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France: Evolution of debt
DateDebt (M.€.)Debt ($M)Debt (%GDP)Debt Per CapitaDebt Per Capita
20111,830,1362,516,21288.90%€28,036$38,547
20101,722,1722,257,01886.30%€26,504$34,735
20091,627,1822,240,37584.00%€25,166$34,649
20081,389,4022,015,15669.70%€21,591$31,315
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