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Despite signs of GDP growth—France’s GDP is expanding from about $3 trillion to approximately $3.16 trillion—the corresponding increase in debt is outpacing growth significantly. While GDP has grown by around $110 billion, French debt has increased by roughly $22 billion, pushing the debt-to-GDP ratio upward.
By 2030, projections indicate France's debt-to-GDP ratio could reach 130%, turning the country into a nation that spends more on debt repayment than on any meaningful economic investment. The math is straightforward: without decisive action, France is heading toward insolvency. The only way to prevent this would be massive intervention by the ECB—an unlikely scenario given the political and economic costs.