France recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 5.80 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Government Budget in France averaged -2.62 percent of GDP from 1959 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 1.50 percent of GDP in 1959 and a record low of -8.90 percent of GDP in 2020. source: INSEE, France

Government Budget in France is expected to reach -5.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the France Government Budget is projected to trend around -4.60 percent of GDP in 2027 and -4.30 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Government Budget -5.80 -5.40 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Debt 3482.20 3416.30 EUR Billion Sep 2025
Government Debt to GDP 113.00 109.80 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Spending 169423.00 168958.00 EUR Million Dec 2025


France Government Budget
The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-5.80 -5.40 1.50 -8.90 1959 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly