FR
Sovereign Compass
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Core Thesis
The Resilience of the European Welfare State
Expert Intelligence Narrative
France maintains a relatively stable growth trajectory despite Eurozone-wide headwinds. Its nuclear energy independence lowers its Energy Dependency Ratio compared to Germany, providing a competitive advantage in the current regime. However, with gov debt at 112.32%, fiscal sustainability is a growing concern for bond markets. The shadow system in France is heavily integrated with the broader ECB liquidity framework.
Live Data Integrated
Institutional GradeMethodology CheckedEconomic Size
GDP (Nominal)
SAFE
IMF
$3,152.06Bn
DAILY • FRED
GDP per Capita
SAFE
WB
$40,850.00
DAILY • FRED
Population
SAFE
UN
66.11Mn
DAILY • FRED
Growth & Inflation
Real GDP Growth
SAFE
WB
1.10%
DAILY • FRED
Inflation (CPI)
SAFE
IMF
2.31%
DAILY • FRED
Unemployment
SAFE
ILO
7.36%
DAILY • FRED
Monetary Policy
Policy Rate
FRED/GMD
No Data
DAILY • FRED
2Y Yield
FRED
No Data
DAILY • FRED
10Y Yield
FRED
No Data
DAILY • FRED
Yield Slope (2s10s)
Calculated
No Data
DAILY • FRED
External Sector
Current Account % GDP
SAFE
IMF
0.09%
DAILY • FRED
Exports % GDP
SAFE
WTO
33.88%
DAILY • FRED
Imports % GDP
SAFE
WTO
34.60%
DAILY • FRED
FX Reserves
SAFE
IMF
$240.00Bn
DAILY • FRED
Gold Reserves
SAFE
WGC
2,436.90T
DAILY • FRED
Fiscal Health
Gov Debt % GDP
SAFE
IMF
112.32%
DAILY • FRED
Budget Deficit % GDP
WARNING
IMF
-5.96%
DAILY • FRED