Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in France
France: Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure was 1.53 trillion in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in France, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in France is 1.53 trillion, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in France peaked at 1.53 trillion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 779.38 billion, in 2005.
That places France 5th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 779.38 billion | — |
| 2006 | 882.81 billion | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 1.04 trillion | +17.9% |
| 2008 | 1.16 trillion | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 915.55 billion | -20.8% |
| 2010 | 968.69 billion | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 1.11 trillion | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 1.06 trillion | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 1.11 trillion | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 1.15 trillion | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 992.80 billion | -13.4% |
| 2016 | 989.88 billion | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.06 trillion | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 1.18 trillion | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 1.14 trillion | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.02 trillion | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 1.22 trillion | +19.7% |
| 2022 | 1.38 trillion | +13.5% |
| 2023 | 1.51 trillion | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 1.53 trillion | +1.4% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 1.53 trillion is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.74 billion, 19.2× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- France's 1.53 trillion is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 105.62 billion, 14.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 954.99 billion | 779.38 billion | 1.16 trillion | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.08 trillion | 968.69 billion | 1.18 trillion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 trillion | 1.02 trillion | 1.53 trillion | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More trade data for France
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 108.79 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 100.59 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.72 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 86.85 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.13 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 83.25 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 1.57 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 722.19 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0157 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 31.26 billion (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in France?
- Total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in France was 1.53 trillion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 trillion in 2024.
- What is the lowest total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 779.38 billion in 2005.
- How does France rank for total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure?
- France ranks 5th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.