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🇬🇧 United Kingdom vs 🇫🇷 France

Live side-by-side comparison of government debt. France currently owes about 1.0× more — a gap of $65.4 billion. Updated every second from IMF baselines.

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United Kingdom
$4,221,821,768,041
Debt-to-GDP104%
Per citizen$62,269
Per second+$6,100
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France
$4,287,225,760,436
Debt-to-GDP118%
Per citizen$62,679
Per second+$6,300
In nominal terms, France carries the larger government debt — roughly 1.0× that of United Kingdom, a difference of $65.4 billion. Note that debt-to-GDP (United Kingdom: 104%, France: 118%) is the better measure of sustainability than the raw total.
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Source: Global Debt Clock, based on the IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026, general government gross debt) and World Bank IDS.
Live data: /api/compare?a=gb&b=fr · United Kingdom page · France page