France’s current account deficit widened to EUR 0.6 billion in December 2025 from a downwardly revised EUR 0.3 billion in the previous month. It marked the largest current account gap since September, as the goods account deficit increased to EUR 4.0 billion from EUR 3.6 billion in November. On the other hand, the services account surplus rose slightly to EUR 4.0 billion in December from EUR 3.9 billion in the prior month, while the primary income surplus edged up to EUR 4.0 billion from EUR 3.9 billion. In addition, the secondary income deficit remained unchanged at EUR 4.6 billion. source: Banque de France

France recorded a Current Account deficit of 557 EUR Million in December of 2025. Current Account in France averaged -115.93 EUR Million from 1993 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 4784.00 EUR Million in August of 1998 and a record low of -8721.00 EUR Million in June of 2020. This page provides - France Current Account - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. France Current Account - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.

France recorded a Current Account deficit of 557 EUR Million in December of 2025. Current Account in France is expected to be -3400.00 EUR Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the France Current Account is projected to trend around -1680.00 EUR Million in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-08 07:45 AM
Current Account
Nov €-0.8B €1.4B €1.4B
2026-02-06 07:45 AM
Current Account
Dec €-0.6B €-0.3B €-1.2B
2026-03-10 07:45 AM
Current Account
Jan €-0.6B €-1.2B


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -4843.20 -4036.20 EUR Million Dec 2025
Capital Flows 7324.00 11532.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Current Account -557.00 -333.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Exports 53061.60 52178.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
External Debt 7815905.00 7765112.00 EUR Million Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment 4497.00 4205.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Imports 57904.80 56214.20 EUR Million Dec 2025
Tourism Revenues 5612.00 4231.00 EUR Million Dec 2025


France Current Account
Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-557.00 -333.00 4784.00 -8721.00 1993 - 2025 EUR Million Monthly
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France Current Account Deficit at 3-Month High
France’s current account deficit widened to EUR 0.6 billion in December 2025 from a downwardly revised EUR 0.3 billion in the previous month. It marked the largest current account gap since September, as the goods account deficit increased to EUR 4.0 billion from EUR 3.6 billion in November. On the other hand, the services account surplus rose slightly to EUR 4.0 billion in December from EUR 3.9 billion in the prior month, while the primary income surplus edged up to EUR 4.0 billion from EUR 3.9 billion. In addition, the secondary income deficit remained unchanged at EUR 4.6 billion.
2026-02-06
France Current Account Shifts to Deficit
France posted a current account deficit of EUR 0.8 billion in November 2025, shifting from a surplus of an upwardly revised EUR 1.4 billion in the previous month. The goods account shortfall widened to EUR 3.7 billion from EUR 2.1 billion in October, while the services account surplus narrowed to EUR 3.7 billion from EUR 4.4 billion. Meanwhile, the primary income surplus edged up to EUR 3.7 billion from EUR 3.6 billion, and the secondary income shortfall remained unchanged at EUR 4.5 billion.
2026-01-08
France Current Account Deficit Narrows
France’s current account deficit narrowed to EUR 1.1 billion in October 2025 from EUR 1.6 billion in the previous month. The goods account shortfall decreased notably to EUR 2.6 billion from EUR 5.3 billion in September, while the services account surplus remained at EUR 4.5 billion. In addition, the primary income surplus fell slightly to EUR 3.6 billion from EUR 3.7 billion, while the secondary income deficit remained unchanged at EUR 4.5 billion.
2025-12-05