France debt securities outstanding: all issuers
France debt securities outstanding: all issuers stood at 5,926,159 EUR million in Aug 2026, according to Banque de France – Webstat (webstat.banque-france.fr). It is one of the indicators in the Debt securities issuance table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 1999 to Aug 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Debt securities issuance table
| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | |
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| Outstanding amount of debt securities (notional value) | |||||||||||
| All resident issuers, all maturities | 5,926,159 | 5,903,774 | 5,887,387 | 5,837,338 | 5,823,461 | 5,796,737 | 5,767,819 | 5,778,305 | 5,658,519 | 5,709,896 | |
| Non-financial corporations, all maturities | 828,847 | 829,663 | 826,793 | 825,688 | 823,020 | 811,864 | 815,505 | 816,028 | 804,292 | 815,464 |
Understanding france debt securities outstanding: all issuers
Aggregate debt securities outstanding across every resident issuer category and maturity bracket encompass all negotiable debt instruments recorded at notional value. This overarching aggregate combines short-term money market instruments and long-term bonds originating from general government bodies, monetary financial institutions, and non-financial corporations alike. Unlike narrower peer rows that isolate specific sectors or original maturity lengths, this total captures the full breadth of negotiable debt liabilities within the domestic economy.
Interpreting this cumulative stock requires accounting for valuation effects arising from indexation and currency movements alongside net issuance flows. Early estimates are subject to routine revisions as reporting entities update their balance sheet disclosures and classification details. Analysts evaluating this measure should prioritize period-on-period comparisons of the total outstanding stock while noting that structural reclassifications among resident sectors can cause sudden breaks in the historical series. Comparing this aggregate with foreign debt measures requires caution due to differing treatment of resident residency criteria and instrument definitions.
Frequently asked questions
- What categories of issuers are included in this aggregate?
- The series includes general government bodies, monetary financial institutions, and non-financial corporations operating within the resident economy.
- Are both short-term and long-term instruments covered?
- Yes, the metric encompasses all original maturities ranging from short-term money market instruments to long-term bonds.
- How does this differ from sector-specific debt series?
- While other rows isolate individual institutional sectors or maturity lengths, this series sums all resident issuers and maturities into a single total.