This graphic depicts the public debt of France from 2004 to 2023 as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Since 2008, the French public debt has continuously risen and reached its highest in 2020. However, since this peak of 2020, the public debt has started decreasing and was nearly 117 percent of the GDP in 2023.
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Public debt of France from 2004 to 2023
(as a percentage of the GDP)
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OECD. (November 24, 2024). Public debt of France from 2004 to 2023 (as a percentage of the GDP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/460149/public-debt-france/
OECD. "Public debt of France from 2004 to 2023 (as a percentage of the GDP)." Chart. November 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/460149/public-debt-france/
OECD. (2024). Public debt of France from 2004 to 2023 (as a percentage of the GDP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/460149/public-debt-france/
OECD. "Public Debt of France from 2004 to 2023 (as a Percentage of The Gdp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/460149/public-debt-france/
OECD, Public debt of France from 2004 to 2023 (as a percentage of the GDP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/460149/public-debt-france/ (last visited July 15, 2025)
Public debt of France from 2004 to 2023 (as a percentage of the GDP) [Graph], OECD, November 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/460149/public-debt-france/
