Government spending on social protection in France
Government spending on social protection in France was equal to 23.7% of GDP in 2024.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
France, 2024
23.7%p (Provisional)
Change from 2023
+0.4percentage points
European Union, 2024
19.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
17.1%
Position in 2024
2nd of 30
Government spending on social protection 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23.7%p (provisional) | 19.5% |
| 2023 | 23.3%p (provisional) | 19.1% |
| 2022 | 23.8% | 19.3% |
| 2021 | 24.8% | 20.2% |
| 2020 | 27.2% | 21.7% |
| 2019 | 23.9% | 19.2% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | 19.1% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | 19.3% |
| 2016 | 24.4% | 19.6% |
| 2015 | 24.3% | 19.6% |
| 2014 | 24.5% | 19.8% |
| 2013 | 24.4% | 20.0% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | 19.7% |
| 2011 | 23.7% | 19.3% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | 19.7% |
| 2009 | 23.8% | – |
| 2008 | 22.0% | – |
| 2007 | 21.9% | – |
| 2006 | 21.8% | – |
| 2005 | 21.7% | – |
| 2004 | 21.7% | – |
| 2003 | 21.7% | – |
| 2002 | 21.3% | – |
| 2001 | 21.0% | – |
Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 23.3% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 24.5%, the figure has changed by −0.8 percentage points.
- Among the 30 countries with data for 2024, France has the 2nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 19.5%.