France Government Budget Value

Last Release

Jul 31, 2025

Actual

-142

Units In

EUR Billion

-100.4

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

N/A

Time to Release

N/A

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
-4.21 Jan 2000	-197.96 Nov 2023	-61.35 EUR Billion	1994-2025	N/A

The government budget balance is the difference between government revenues and expenses, including the treasure special component. The budget is balanced when outlays equal to receipts, the country reports budget surplus when revenues are higher than expenses and deficit when expenses exceed the revenues.

Latest Updates

France’s government budget deficit stood at EUR 142 billion in the first seven months of 2025, narrowing from EUR 156.9 billion in the same period last year. The improvement reflected a 1.1% drop in government spending to EUR 313 billion, alongside a 6% rise in revenues to EUR 198.2 billion. Meanwhile, the Treasury special accounts — which track the balance of targeted inflows and outflows for targeted and outlays, such as receipts from local governments — posted a shortfall of EUR 27.1 billion, compared with a EUR 27.3 billion gap a year earlier.