France - Current account balance (% of GDP)
Current account balance (% of GDP) in France was -1.87 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 3.39 in 1999, while its lowest value was -2.07 in 1982.
Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.76 |
| 1976 | -0.90 |
| 1977 | -0.10 |
| 1978 | 1.39 |
| 1979 | 0.84 |
| 1980 | -0.60 |
| 1981 | -0.78 |
| 1982 | -2.07 |
| 1983 | -0.92 |
| 1984 | -0.17 |
| 1985 | -0.01 |
| 1986 | 0.31 |
| 1987 | -0.48 |
| 1988 | -0.45 |
| 1989 | -0.46 |
| 1990 | -0.78 |
| 1991 | -0.51 |
| 1992 | 0.28 |
| 1993 | 0.68 |
| 1994 | 0.53 |
| 1995 | 0.68 |
| 1996 | 1.28 |
| 1997 | 2.60 |
| 1998 | 2.51 |
| 1999 | 3.39 |
| 2000 | 1.18 |
| 2001 | 1.52 |
| 2002 | 1.18 |
| 2003 | 0.87 |
| 2004 | 0.43 |
| 2005 | -0.01 |
| 2006 | 0.02 |
| 2007 | -0.33 |
| 2008 | -0.96 |
| 2009 | -0.82 |
| 2010 | -0.83 |
| 2011 | -1.03 |
| 2012 | -1.23 |
| 2013 | -0.87 |
| 2014 | -1.31 |
| 2015 | -0.37 |
| 2016 | -0.49 |
| 2017 | -0.69 |
| 2018 | -0.87 |
| 2019 | -0.30 |
| 2020 | -1.87 |
Periodicity: Annual
General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
Classification
Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators
Sub-Topic: Balance of payments
