France vs Italy: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
France
0.5068 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Italy
0.4473 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
France rank
151st
Italy rank
154th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
France currently reports 0.5068 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.4473 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Italy, a difference of 0.0595 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was France ahead.
France ranks 151st and Italy ranks 154th of 195 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5303 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0676 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4627 current LCU per US$ of GDP | France |
| 1990s | 0.4626 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4091 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0535 current LCU per US$ of GDP | France |
| 2000s | 0.4685 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4098 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0587 current LCU per US$ of GDP | France |
| 2010s | 0.4696 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4055 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0641 current LCU per US$ of GDP | France |
| 2020s | 0.5265 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4836 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.043 current LCU per US$ of GDP | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, France or Italy?
- France, at 0.5068 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.4473 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between France and Italy?
- 0.0595 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- France ranks 151st and Italy ranks 154th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.