Interest payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) in France
France: Interest payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) was 66.64 billion in 2025. ▬ Flat
Interest payable, Transactions in France, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
France recorded 66.64 billion for interest payable, transactions in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payable, transactions in France peaked at 66.64 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 29.72 billion, in 2020.
That places France 13th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Interest payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 42.94 billion | — |
| 2000 | 43.61 billion | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 46.71 billion | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 47.79 billion | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 46.66 billion | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 47.51 billion | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 47.84 billion | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 48.06 billion | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 52.10 billion | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 57.17 billion | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 49.28 billion | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 50.71 billion | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 56.00 billion | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 54.94 billion | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 49.43 billion | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 47.32 billion | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 44.71 billion | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 42.43 billion | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 41.02 billion | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 41.66 billion | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 36.87 billion | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 29.72 billion | -19.4% |
| 2021 | 34.80 billion | +17.1% |
| 2022 | 50.93 billion | +46.4% |
| 2023 | 53.41 billion | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 60.13 billion | +12.6% |
| 2025 | 66.64 billion | +10.8% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 66.64 billion is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.48 billion, 3.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- France's 66.64 billion is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 14.28 billion, 4.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.94 billion | 42.94 billion | 42.94 billion | 1 |
| 2000s | 48.67 billion | 43.61 billion | 57.17 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.51 billion | 36.87 billion | 56.00 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.27 billion | 29.72 billion | 66.64 billion | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payable, transactions in France?
- Interest payable, transactions in France was 66.64 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest interest payable, transactions recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 66.64 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest interest payable, transactions recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.72 billion in 2020.
- How does France rank for interest payable, transactions?
- France ranks 13th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is interest payable, transactions rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Interest payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.