France External Debt Statistics from World Bank Quarterly Data

Quarterly external debt statistics for France, sourced from the World Bank's data portal. The data likely contains detailed pictures of debt stocks and flows, including public sector debt instruments and valuation methods. The dataset was last updated on 2026-04-28 and is provided under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Modeling sovereign debt sustainability based on quarterly external debt stocks and flows.
• Analyzing public sector debt composition based on described debt instruments and valuation methods.
• Comparing France's debt profile with other high-income countries and emerging markets as referenced in the description.
• Forecasting financial flows using the detailed quarterly time-series data.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from authoritative institutions like the World Bank, national statistical organizations, and central banks.
• Provides quarterly granularity, enabling analysis of short-term trends in external debt.
• Covers multiple tiers of public sector debt, including central, state, and local government as described.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2026-04-28 01:42:12.851177; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

World Bank Group

Collection Method

Gathered from national statistical organizations, central banks, and major multilateral institutions.

Time Range

Quarterly time-series (specific range unknown).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28.

Geography

France