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NATIONAL PUBLIC DEBT France 2021

The national debt increased in France

In 2021 France public debt was 2,826,726 million euros3,329,379 million dollars, has increased 164,621307,151 million since 2020.

This amount means that the debt in 2021 reached 113% of France GDP, a 1.9 percentage point fall from 2020, when it was 114.9% of GDP.

If we check the tables we can see the evolution of France debt. It has risen since 2011 in global debt terms, when it was 1,830,136 million euros 2,516,212 million dollars and also in terms of GDP percentage, when it amounted to 88.9%.

According to the last data point published, France per capita debt in 2021 was 41,596 euros48,992 dollars per inhabitant. In 2020 it was 39,347 euros 44,670 dollars, afterwards rising by 2,249 euros4,322 dollars, and if we again check 2011 we can see that then the debt per person was 28,036 euros38,547 dollars .

The position of France, as compared with the rest of the world, has worsened in 2021 in terms of GDP percentage. Currently it is country number 173 in the list of debt to GDP and 183 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
2021Q42,826,726113.00%€41,596
2021Q32,844,625115.30%€42,045
2021Q22,773,327114.10%€40,991
2021Q12,750,648117.50%€40,656
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France: Evolution of debt
DateDebt (M.€.)Debt ($M)Debt (%GDP)Debt Per CapitaDebt Per Capita
20212,826,7263,329,379113.00%€41,596$48,992
20202,662,1053,022,228114.90%€39,347$44,670
20192,386,1332,658,93397.90%€35,358$39,400
20182,319,7752,730,30698.20%€34,474$40,575
20172,262,4432,545,74198.50%€33,755$37,981
20162,190,0072,421,78998.00%€32,780$36,249
20152,134,0712,331,65697.10%€32,025$34,990
20142,070,5792,710,70896.30%€31,156$40,788
20132,004,7042,626,65794.70%€30,298$39,698
20121,915,8352,433,00291.70%€29,205$37,088
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