Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP in France
France: Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP was 128.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP in France, 1999–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in France stood at 128.6%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.0% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in France peaked at 128.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 1999.
That places France 3rd out of 128 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 25.7% | — |
| 2000 | 32.7% | +27.5% |
| 2001 | 41.3% | +26.2% |
| 2002 | 50.7% | +22.6% |
| 2003 | 61.6% | +21.5% |
| 2004 | 65.8% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 63.3% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 68.7% | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 70.1% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 67.1% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 91.6% | +36.4% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 86.3% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 99.5% | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 101.5% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 98.2% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 102.7% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 98.3% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 104.4% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 95.3% | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 105.4% | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 128.6% | +22.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.7% | 25.7% | 25.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 61.3% | 32.7% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 86.3% | 105.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 128.6% | 128.6% | 128.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near France
- 1 Ireland 179.1% compare
- 2 Netherlands 175.6% compare
- 4 Mauritius 126.5% compare
- 5 Finland 121.8% compare
- 6 United Kingdom 111.6% compare
More financial sector data for France
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 44.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 7.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0073 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 355.19 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 4.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 913.61 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 44.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 4,550 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in France?
- Gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in France was 128.6% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 128.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 1999.
- How does France rank for gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp?
- France ranks 3rd out of 128 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP. Debt liabilities cover (1) bonds, debentures, notes, etc., and (2) money market or negotiable debt instruments. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. IFS line 79LEDZF / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).