IMF Global Debt Database · updated 2026-10-03 · 88 economies tracked
113.11 (2024)
##83 of 88 economies
2.2%
5.28×
1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1950 - 2024. France climbed from #7 to #83 (overtook Egypt, Arab Rep.). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for France ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
Framework for the euro agreed; France commits to monetary union.
France adopts the single currency as a founding member.
GDP contracts as the financial crisis spreads to Europe.
Widespread protests over living costs and tax policy.
Government Total Liabilities (% of GDP), Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP), Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP), Government Financial Assets (% of GDP)
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