The benchmark interest rate in France was last recorded at 4.50 percent. This dataset provides - France Interest Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Monthly and long-term France Interest Rate data: historical series and analyst forecasts curated by FocusEconomics.

This statistic represents the change in the key interest rate of the European Central Bank in France from 2010 to 2021. According to the source, the key interest rate set for France was * percent in 2017.

France CG: Cash Basis: Interest Rate Swaps data was reported at 25.000 EUR mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 145.000 EUR mn for 2016. France CG: Cash Basis: Interest Rate Swaps data is updated yearly, averaging 222.000 EUR mn from Dec 2002 (Median) to 2017, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 519.000 EUR mn in 2006 and a record low of 25.000 EUR mn in 2017. France CG: Cash Basis: Interest Rate Swaps data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Agence France Tresor. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.F034: Negotiable Debt Service and Government Cash Position: Agence France Tresor.

The benchmark interest rate in Germany was last recorded at 4.50 percent. This dataset provides - Germany Interest Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

This chart shows the French interest in fashion in February 2017. We note that in total, nearly **% of respondents said they were not interested in fashion, about a quarter of which was not interested at all and **% who had little interest in the fashion industry. Fashion stars are the creators as well as the models presenting the creations. Laetitia Casta was the favorite supermodel of the French in 2017.

This statistic shows the penetration rate of audio books among children and adolescents under ** in France in 2017. Thus, nearly half of parents with children aged **** to *** said that their children had already listened to audio books before, compared to just under ** percent of parents with children aged 13 to 15.

This statistic presents the opinion of the French in 2016 regarding the announced increase in bank rates in 2017 to offset the decline in their margins related to low interest rates. Over this period, nearly * out of 10 French deemed this increase in bank rates unjustified.

CG：现金基础：利率掉期在12-01-2017达25.000百万欧元，相较于12-01-2016的145.000百万欧元有所下降。CG：现金基础：利率掉期数据按年更新，12-01-2002至12-01-2017期间平均值为222.000百万欧元，共16份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2006，达519.000百万欧元，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-2017，为25.000百万欧元。CEIC提供的CG：现金基础：利率掉期数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于Agence France Tresor，数据归类于全球数据库的法国 – Table FR.F034：可转让债务清偿及政府现金头寸：法国债务管理局。

The statistic shows the national debt of France from 2020 to 2023, with projections up until 2030. In 2023, the national debt of France amounted to around 3.64 trillion U.S. dollars. For comparison, the Greek debt amounted to approximately 392.27 billion euros that same year. French national debt and developments in taxationFrance currently has one of the highest national debt levels of any of the world’s nations. Debt in the European Union’s second-largest economy is currently at around 97 percent of GDP. The cost of interest on the country’s debt alone comes in at over 1,600 euros per second; every man, woman, and child in France, of which there are 65.3 million in total, takes a share of just under 28 thousand euros of the debt.On 6th May 2012, the incumbent French President was defeated by François Hollande, leader of the French Socialist Party. The new President vowed to develop and change the tax system of France, announcing wide-ranging economic policies in a bid to balance the nation’s budget and right what he considered to be social wrongs. He pledged and supported the separation of lending and investment banks, as well as proposing sweeping changes to the French tax system. The introduction of the measure of capping tax loopholes at a maximum of ten thousand euros per year and questioning the solidarity tax on wealth, the annual direct wealth tax on those with assets above 1.3 million, were also part of Hollande’s proposals. The President has also signaled his intention to implement an income tax rate of 75 percent on revenue earned above one million euros per year. He stated the allocation of the revenue from this tax would be used to develop the deprived suburbs and to balance the nation's budget by 2017. France is a country brimming with big business and millionaires. The nation is home to the most millionaires in Europe; 2.6 million in total.

This statistic represents the interest of young French people in 2017 to participate in the organization of the Olympic Games (OG) and Paralympic Summer 2024 in Paris. That year, more than a third of French people aged 15 to 25 said that they were quite interested in participating in organizing the event as an employee, volunteer or through the voluntary sector. In contrast, almost ** percent of respondents said they were not interested at all.

The statistic shows the inflation rate in France from 1987 to 2024, with projections up until 2030. The inflation rate is calculated using the price increase of a defined product basket. This product basket contains products and services on which the average consumer spends money throughout the year. They include expenses for groceries, clothes, rent, power, telecommunications, recreational activities, and raw materials (e.g. gas, oil), as well as federal fees and taxes. In 2024, the inflation rate in France was at about 2.32 percent compared to the previous year. The economy of France France is among the top six countries with the largest gross domestic product worldwide, behind the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, China, and the United States. It is thus one of the leading economies worldwide. Its economy mostly relies on the services sector with almost 80 percent, agriculture making up only 1 percent of the economy and the industry sector the rest. These three sectors are typically seen as the main pillars of a country’s economy. France is also among the leading exporting countries worldwide and the leading importing countries worldwide. Both France’s exports and imports have increased over the last few years. Its trade balance (a country’s exports minus its imports) has been decreasing significantly over the last decade, which means the value of France’s exports was considerably lower than the value of its imports. France’s main exports include wine, meat, and other food products. Its main imports are manufactured goods, among other products. As for the national finances, the national debt of France has been rising steadily and it is thus counted among the countries with the highest public debt, albeit lower in the ranking. Nevertheless, the standard of living in France is quite high, its life expectancy is among the highest in the world, and the employment rate has been steady, or even rising slightly, since 2009.

Since 2012, the tax revenue in France has been increasing. Tax revenue in France comes from various types of tax. Income tax, corporate tax, and VAT represent most of the French state’s revenue. In 2021, the total public revenue in France reached ***** billion euros. Value-Added Tax, main revenue of the French government It appears that the amount of the revenue of the VAT in France has increased from 2012 to 2018. That year, the revenue of the Value-Added Tax reached *** billion euros, compared to *** billion in 2016. In 2021, the VAT represented a third of the tax revenues collected by the State in France. However, other types of taxes in France have also increased, like the income tax, which went from ** billion euros in 2012, up to ** billion in 2024. A State in debt France is considered to be one of the leading countries in Europe, but the nation has also one of the highest debt levels in the European Union. In 2017, a Eurostat survey displayed that France had a deficit and public debt amounting to **** percent of the national GDP. In 2021, the government revenue reached **** trillion euro, whereas its spending came to around **** trillion euros. This difference between France’s income and spending causes difficulties for the country’s economy. The budget balance of the state keeps being negative, while the cost of interest on the debt of France came in at over ** billion euros in 2017.