External Debt in France 79 indicators covering external debt for France. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Deposit taking corporations 621.86 billion US dollar 2025 up 89.8% 4th Direct investor in direct invesment enterprises, Debt instruments 139.59 billion US dollar 2025 up 25.8% 8th Reserve assets, Debt securities 33.08 billion US dollar 2025 down 6.7% 18th Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Other Sectors (BPM6) 216.94 billion US dollar 2025 up 107.8% 4th Financial derivatives (other than reserves) and employee stock 395.93 billion 2024 up 733.1% 1st Other investment, Debt instruments, Other financial corporations 172.86 billion US dollar 2025 up 274.9% 7th Net debt, General government, Percent of GDP 121.13 2030 up 19.2% 3rd Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Transactions -152.51 billion 2025 down 78.0% 27th Debt securities, Financial assets, Transactions -824.00 million 2025 up 86.6% 30th Debt securities, Liabilities, Transactions 122.81 billion 2025 up 62.5% 11th Loans, Liabilities, Transactions 9.63 billion 2025 up 162.4% 14th Other accounts payable, Liabilities, Transactions 6.10 billion 2025 down 55.7% 9th Net incurrence of liabilities, Transactions 146.84 billion 2025 up 56.4% 12th Currency and deposits, Liabilities, Transactions 1.22 billion 2025 up 9.3% 9th Financial derivatives and employee stock options, Liabilities 7.09 billion 2025 up 2,416.3% 2nd Insurance, pension and standardized guarantee schemes, Liabilities 0 2025 down 100.0% 9th Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Liabilities, Transactions 0 2025 — 1st Shares and other equity, Liabilities, Transactions 0 2025 — 2nd Bonds (Debt Securities) 2.15 trillion 1997 up 102.3% 8th ← Previous Page 2 of 2