Foreign liabilities in France

France: Foreign liabilities was 10.74 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
10.74 trillion real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 16.8%
World rank
4th
of 149 countries
All-time high
10.74 trillion real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
All-time low
1.96 trillion real chained 2019 US$
in 1996
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities in France, 1995–2020

2.0T4.0T6.0T8.0T10.0T1995200720201995: 2.0T real chained 2019 US$1996: 2.0T real chained 2019 US$1997: 2.1T real chained 2019 US$1998: 2.6T real chained 2019 US$1999: 2.7T real chained 2019 US$2000: 2.8T real chained 2019 US$2001: 2.9T real chained 2019 US$2002: 3.3T real chained 2019 US$2003: 4.4T real chained 2019 US$2004: 5.4T real chained 2019 US$2005: 5.5T real chained 2019 US$2006: 7.1T real chained 2019 US$2007: 8.7T real chained 2019 US$2008: 8.6T real chained 2019 US$2009: 9.2T real chained 2019 US$2010: 8.7T real chained 2019 US$2011: 8.5T real chained 2019 US$2012: 8.9T real chained 2019 US$2013: 9.0T real chained 2019 US$2014: 8.7T real chained 2019 US$2015: 7.7T real chained 2019 US$2016: 7.7T real chained 2019 US$2017: 8.7T real chained 2019 US$2018: 8.5T real chained 2019 US$2019: 9.2T real chained 2019 US$2020: 10.7T real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

In 2020, foreign liabilities in France stood at 10.74 trillion real chained 2019 US$. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 16.8% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in France peaked at 10.74 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.96 trillion real chained 2019 US$, in 1996.

That places France 4th out of 149 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 2.25 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 1.96 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 2.71 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 5.81 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 2.83 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 9.21 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 8.56 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 7.68 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 9.19 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 10.74 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 10.74 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 10.74 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near France

  1. 1 United States 46.18 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 2 United Kingdom 17.70 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 3 Luxembourg 13.46 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 5 Netherlands 10.15 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 6 Germany 10.13 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 7 Ireland 9.15 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities in France?
Foreign liabilities in France was 10.74 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 10.74 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 1.96 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 1996.
How does France rank for foreign liabilities?
France ranks 4th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. 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 liabilities (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
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