This graphic depicts the public debt of France from 2004 to 2022 as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Since 2008, the French public debt continuously rose and reached its highest in 2020 with 146 percent of the GDP. However, since this peak of 2020, the public debt started decreasing and was equal to 117.3 percent of the GDP in 2022.
Public debt of France from 2004 to 2022 (as a percentage of the GDP)
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Public debt of France from 2004 to 2022 (as a percentage of the GDP) [Graph], OECD, November 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/460149/public-debt-france/