France - Net lending

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU)

The value for Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU) in France was -72,083,000,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,942,266,000 in 1974 and a minimum value of -135,446,000,000 in 2010.

Definition: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

Year Value
1972 2,195,266,000
1973 2,866,042,000
1974 2,942,266,000
1975 -2,881,286,000
1976 1,661,694,000
1977 106,714,300
1978 -3,735,001,000
1979 -350,632,700
1980 2,301,980,000
1981 -5,976,002,000
1982 -10,900,110,000
1983 -15,290,640,000
1984 -16,144,350,000
1985 -18,004,230,000
1986 -19,162,840,000
1987 -14,129,590,000
1988 -12,910,150,000
1989 -10,137,860,000
1990 -14,741,820,000
1991 -20,214,740,000
1992 -39,941,640,000
1993 -63,327,320,000
1994 -64,928,030,000
1995 -58,421,000,000
1996 -47,998,000,000
1997 -48,697,000,000
1998 -34,792,000,000
1999 -25,320,000,000
2000 -20,668,000,000
2001 -22,130,000,000
2002 -51,618,000,000
2003 -65,813,000,000
2004 -58,343,000,000
2005 -55,803,000,000
2006 -41,222,000,000
2007 -43,051,000,000
2008 -55,052,000,000
2009 -132,641,000,000
2010 -135,446,000,000
2011 -105,347,000,000
2012 -100,373,000,000
2013 -77,960,000,000
2014 -79,096,000,000
2015 -79,595,000,000
2016 -84,300,000,000
2017 -69,601,000,000
2018 -56,749,000,000
2019 -72,083,000,000

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP)

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) in France was -2.96 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 1.60 in 1973, while its lowest value was -6.85 in 2009.

Definition: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1972 1.40
1973 1.60
1974 1.41
1975 -1.22
1976 0.61
1977 0.03
1978 -1.07
1979 -0.09
1980 0.51
1981 -1.17
1982 -1.86
1983 -2.35
1984 -2.28
1985 -2.38
1986 -2.35
1987 -1.65
1988 -1.40
1989 -1.02
1990 -1.40
1991 -1.85
1992 -3.53
1993 -5.54
1994 -5.50
1995 -4.80
1996 -3.83
1997 -3.77
1998 -2.57
1999 -1.81
2000 -1.40
2001 -1.44
2002 -3.25
2003 -4.04
2004 -3.42
2005 -3.16
2006 -2.23
2007 -2.22
2008 -2.76
2009 -6.85
2010 -6.79
2011 -5.12
2012 -4.81
2013 -3.68
2014 -3.68
2015 -3.62
2016 -3.77
2017 -3.03
2018 -2.40
2019 -2.96

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance