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General government deficit/surplus in France, 2024

General government deficit/surplus in 2024: Annual value — −5.8 % of GDP. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — Eurostat.

General government deficit/surplus in 2024 — neighbouring years chart, Annual value −5.8 % of GDP, source Eurostat
General government deficit/surplus in 2024 — value in the context of neighbouring years. Source: Eurostat. forecasteconomy.com

General government deficit/surplus in 2024

  • Value: −5.8 % of GDP
  • Change vs 2023: −0.4 % of GDP (−7.41 %)
  • Position in history: below the 12-year average (average — −4.7417 % of GDP)
  • Series maximum — −2.3 % of GDP in 2018 (6 years ago)
  • Series minimum — −8.9 % of GDP in 2020 (4 years ago)
  • Value date: 1 January 2024
  • Source: Eurostat

Dynamics over neighbouring years

YearValue, % of GDP
2016−3.8
2017−3.4
2018−2.3
2019−2.4
2020−8.9
2021−6.6
2022−4.7
2023−5.4
2024−5.8
2025−5.1

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Complete series for France — on the General government deficit/surplus page.

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