Government spending in France
Government spending in France was equal to 57.3% of GDP in 2025.
France, 2025
57.3%
Change from 2024
+0.3percentage points
European Union, 2025
49.4%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
47.3%
Position in 2025
2nd of 30
Government spending in France over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | France | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57.3% | 49.4% |
| 2024 | 57.0% | 48.9% |
| 2023 | 56.8% | 48.8% |
| 2022 | 58.4% | 49.1% |
| 2021 | 59.5% | 51.1% |
| 2020 | 61.7% | 52.8% |
| 2019 | 55.3% | 46.6% |
| 2018 | 56.4% | 46.6% |
| 2017 | 57.7% | 46.9% |
| 2016 | 57.4% | 47.5% |
| 2015 | 57.6% | 48.3% |
| 2014 | 58.4% | 49.3% |
| 2013 | 58.6% | 50.0% |
| 2012 | 57.9% | 50.0% |
| 2011 | 57.0% | 49.3% |
| 2010 | 57.7% | 50.7% |
| 2009 | 58.0% | 50.9% |
| 2008 | 54.3% | 47.0% |
| 2007 | 53.6% | 45.8% |
| 2006 | 53.8% | 46.6% |
| 2005 | 54.3% | 47.2% |
| 2004 | 54.0% | 47.4% |
| 2003 | 54.4% | 48.1% |
| 2002 | 53.9% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 52.8% | 47.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 57.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 57.6%, the figure has changed by −0.3 percentage points.
- Among the 30 countries with data for 2025, France has the 2nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 49.4%.
More for France
All statistics for France
Government debt
115.7%
2025 · Eurostat
Tax-to-GDP ratio
46.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Government deficit or surplus
-5.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Government spending on health
8.9%p (Provisional)
2024 · Eurostat
Government spending on education
5.1%p (Provisional)
2024 · Eurostat
Government spending on social protection
23.7%p (Provisional)
2024 · Eurostat