Central government expense in France
Central government expense in France was equal to 47.3% of GDP in 2023.
France, 2023
47.3%
Change from 2022
−1.6percentage points
European Union, 2022
39.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
38.5%
Central government expense in France over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | France | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 47.3% | – |
| 2022 | 48.9% | 39.3% |
| 2021 | 50.0% | 41.1% |
| 2020 | 52.0% | 42.2% |
| 2019 | 45.9% | 36.4% |
| 2018 | 47.1% | 36.6% |
| 2017 | 48.5% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 48.2% | 37.4% |
| 2015 | 48.4% | 37.8% |
| 2014 | 49.1% | 38.6% |
| 2013 | 49.1% | 39.1% |
| 2012 | 48.5% | 39.1% |
| 2011 | 47.9% | 38.1% |
| 2010 | 49.7% | 39.6% |
| 2009 | 48.4% | 39.4% |
| 2008 | 45.2% | 36.2% |
| 2007 | 44.9% | 35.4% |
| 2006 | 45.2% | 35.9% |
| 2005 | 45.7% | 36.5% |
| 2004 | 45.7% | 36.7% |
| 2003 | 46.4% | 38.2% |
| 2002 | 46.1% | 37.9% |
| 2001 | 45.1% | 37.7% |
| 2000 | 44.7% | 37.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.6 percentage points from 48.9% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 49.1%, the figure has changed by −1.8 percentage points.