France Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account
France FR: BOP: Capital Account: Net
FR: BOP: Capital Account: Net data was reported at 1.296 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -28.931 USD mn for 2016. FR: BOP: Capital Account: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 1.183 USD bn from Dec 1988 to 2017, with 30 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.393 USD bn in 2007 and a record low of -7.256 USD bn in 2003. FR: BOP: Capital Account: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Net capital account records acquisitions and disposals of nonproduced nonfinancial assets, such as land sold to embassies and sales of leases and licenses, as well as capital transfers, including government debt forgiveness. The use of the term capital account in this context is designed to be consistent with the System of National Accounts, which distinguishes between capital transactions and financial transactions. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -28.93 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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France FR: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net
FR: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data was reported at -539.352 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 28.978 USD bn for 2016. FR: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 8.641 USD bn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 132.184 USD bn in 2000 and a record low of -13.975 USD bn in 2013. FR: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net FDI. In BPM6, financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities. Net FDI outflows are assets and net FDI inflows are liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 28,978.05 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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France FR: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows
FR: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data was reported at 47.336 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 45.350 USD bn for 2016. FR: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data is updated yearly, averaging 17.089 USD bn from Dec 1970 to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 85.179 USD bn in 2005 and a record low of 525.656 USD mn in 1971. FR: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 35,407.75 2016 | yearly | 1970 - 2016 |
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France FR: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP
FR: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data was reported at 1.833 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.840 % for 2016. FR: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 1.128 % from Dec 1970 to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.879 % in 2005 and a record low of 0.204 % in 2014. FR: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Inflows: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.; ; International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; Weighted average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1.44 2016 | yearly | 1970 - 2016 |
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France FR: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows
FR: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data was reported at 57.025 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 73.270 USD bn for 2016. FR: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data is updated yearly, averaging 24.185 USD bn from Dec 1970 to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 173.566 USD bn in 2000 and a record low of 346.886 USD mn in 1971. FR: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 64,385.80 2016 | yearly | 1970 - 2016 |
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France FR: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP
FR: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data was reported at 2.208 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.972 % for 2016. FR: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 1.873 % from Dec 1970 to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.741 % in 2000 and a record low of 0.209 % in 1971. FR: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world, and is divided by GDP.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Weighted average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 2.61 2016 | yearly | 1970 - 2016 |
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France FR: BOP: Financial Account: Net
FR: BOP: Financial Account: Net data was reported at -58.662 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of -32.722 USD bn for 2016. FR: BOP: Financial Account: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -2.142 USD bn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 49.108 USD bn in 1998 and a record low of -72.977 USD bn in 2011. FR: BOP: Financial Account: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. The net financial account shows net acquisition and disposal of financial assets and liabilities. It measures how net lending to or borrowing from nonresidents is financed, and is conceptually equal to the sum of the balances on the current and capital accounts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -32,722.16 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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France FR: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows
FR: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data was reported at 9.238 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 20.548 USD bn for 2016. FR: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data is updated yearly, averaging 9.238 USD bn from Dec 1983 to 2017, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 94.030 USD bn in 2006 and a record low of -18.097 USD bn in 2008. FR: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Equity: Net Inflows data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Portfolio equity includes net inflows from equity securities other than those recorded as direct investment and including shares, stocks, depository receipts (American or global), and direct purchases of shares in local stock markets by foreign investors. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, and World Bank, International Debt Statistics.; Sum; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 23,703.30 2016 | yearly | 1983 - 2016 |
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France FR: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net
FR: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data was reported at 9.783 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -5.342 USD bn for 2016. FR: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -5.342 USD bn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 168.505 USD bn in 2007 and a record low of -334.945 USD bn in 2011. FR: BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Portfolio investment covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -5,342.45 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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France FR: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions
FR: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data was reported at -41.444 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of -11.571 USD bn for 2016. FR: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data is updated yearly, averaging 288.051 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 21.913 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of -45.113 USD bn in 2011. FR: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Net errors and omissions constitute a residual category needed to ensure that accounts in the balance of payments statement sum to zero. Net errors and omissions are derived as the balance on the financial account minus the balances on the current and capital accounts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -11,570.75 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |
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France FR: BOP: Reserves and Related Items
FR: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data was reported at -3.365 USD bn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.303 USD bn for 2016. FR: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data is updated yearly, averaging 712.364 USD mn from Dec 1975 to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 19.815 USD bn in 1998 and a record low of -12.022 USD bn in 2008. FR: BOP: Reserves and Related Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Reserves and related items is the net change in a country's holdings of international reserves resulting from transactions on the current, capital, and financial accounts. Reserve assets are those external assets that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, and include holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights (SDRs), reserve position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and other reserve assets. Also included are net credit and loans from the IMF (excluding reserve position) and total exceptional financing. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.; ; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 2,302.97 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |