France international debt: maturity up to one year
France international debt: maturity up to one year stood at 276,495 USD million in Q2 2026, according to Banque de France – Webstat (webstat.banque-france.fr). It is one of the indicators in the Debt securities holders table (Value · Quarterly), with a complete series running from Q1 1971 to Q2 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Debt securities holders table
| Indicator | Q2-2026 | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amounts outstanding by currency, maturity and rate (all issuers) | |||||||||||
| Remaining maturity up to one year | 276,495 | 267,960 | 247,536 | 245,479 | 234,575 | 210,239 | 215,115 | 239,712 | 225,283 | 228,074 | |
| Fixed interest rate | 1,288,813 | 1,260,853 | 1,258,776 | 1,269,843 | 1,244,404 | 1,150,259 | 1,131,675 | 1,200,536 | 1,148,172 | 1,150,286 |
Understanding france international debt: maturity up to one year
Remaining maturity up to one year for international debt instruments tracks the total principal volume of cross-border and external obligations that will mature, expire, or face redemption within a twelve-month horizon. This horizon segregates short-term refinancing pressure from long-term capital commitments, capturing bills, short-dated bonds, and the front portion of amortizing structures regardless of the currency denomination or the underlying sector of the original issuer. Excluded from this specific time bucket are instruments requiring more than twelve months for final settlement, as those liabilities shift into longer maturity aggregations that reflect sustained funding horizons rather than immediate rollover needs.
Evaluating this short-dated horizon requires careful attention to potential rollover clustering, where large volumes of maturing instruments concentrate in specific calendar quarters, introducing acute sensitivity to shifting interest rate expectations and market liquidity conditions. Early estimates of maturing principal are regularly refined as issuers execute early redemptions, buybacks, or debt exchanges that alter the remaining lifespan of individual instruments ahead of schedule. Analysts comparing this series against multi-year maturity measures should account for the structural velocity of short-term paper, which turns over rapidly and reacts much faster to monetary policy shifts than longer-term debt allocations.
Frequently asked questions
- What determines whether an instrument falls into the remaining maturity up to one year category?
- Classification depends strictly on the exact time remaining until the final legal maturity date or redemption window, regardless of how long the instrument existed originally.
- Does this series include domestic debt securities issued in local currency?
- The metric focuses on international debt securities issued outside the home market or in foreign currencies, rather than purely domestic issuances.
- Why might early estimates of near-term maturing debt undergo subsequent revisions?
- Issuers frequently engage in early buybacks, private debt exchanges, or exercise embedded call options that alter the remaining repayment schedule after initial publication.