Foreign assets in France

France: Foreign assets was 9.77 trillion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
9.77 trillion current US$
Change on year
up 16.3%
World rank
7th
of 150 countries
All-time high
9.77 trillion current US$
in 2020
All-time low
1.35 trillion current US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign assets in France, 1995–2020

2.0T4.0T6.0T8.0T10.0T1995200720201995: 1.4T current US$1996: 1.5T current US$1997: 1.7T current US$1998: 2.0T current US$1999: 2.0T current US$2000: 2.2T current US$2001: 2.4T current US$2002: 2.7T current US$2003: 3.5T current US$2004: 4.3T current US$2005: 4.6T current US$2006: 5.9T current US$2007: 7.3T current US$2008: 7.3T current US$2009: 7.8T current US$2010: 7.6T current US$2011: 7.6T current US$2012: 7.9T current US$2013: 8.0T current US$2014: 7.8T current US$2015: 7.0T current US$2016: 7.0T current US$2017: 7.8T current US$2018: 7.8T current US$2019: 8.4T current US$2020: 9.8T current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

France recorded 9.77 trillion current US$ for foreign assets in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.3% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign assets in France peaked at 9.77 trillion current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.35 trillion current US$, in 1995.

France ranks 7th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.71 trillion current US$ 1.35 trillion current US$ 2.03 trillion current US$ 5
2000s 4.79 trillion current US$ 2.17 trillion current US$ 7.76 trillion current US$ 10
2010s 7.69 trillion current US$ 6.98 trillion current US$ 8.40 trillion current US$ 10
2020s 9.77 trillion current US$ 9.77 trillion current US$ 9.77 trillion current US$ 1

Countries ranked near France

  1. 4 Germany 12.66 trillion current US$ compare
  2. 5 Netherlands 11.35 trillion current US$ compare
  3. 6 Japan 11.00 trillion current US$ compare
  4. 8 China 8.74 trillion current US$ compare
  5. 9 Ireland 8.31 trillion current US$ compare
  6. 10 Switzerland 5.93 trillion current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign assets in France?
Foreign assets in France was 9.77 trillion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign assets recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 9.77 trillion current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign assets recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 1.35 trillion current US$ in 1995.
How does France rank for foreign assets?
France ranks 7th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign assets rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign assets (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign assets (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
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