France vs Niger: General government total expenditure
France
1.71 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Niger
1.88 trillion current LCU
in 2025
France rank
66th
Niger rank
64th
General government total expenditure over time
- France
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 1.88 trillion current LCU against 1.71 trillion current LCU in France, a difference of 169.84 billion current LCU.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was France ahead.
France ranks 66th and Niger ranks 64th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 373.30 billion current LCU | 0 current LCU | 373.30 billion current LCU | France |
| 1990s | 658.32 billion current LCU | 89.32 billion current LCU | 569.00 billion current LCU | France |
| 2000s | 942.30 billion current LCU | 369.95 billion current LCU | 572.35 billion current LCU | France |
| 2010s | 1.26 trillion current LCU | 1.13 trillion current LCU | 132.06 billion current LCU | France |
| 2020s | 1.58 trillion current LCU | 1.83 trillion current LCU | 249.66 billion current LCU | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure, France or Niger?
- Niger, at 1.88 trillion current LCU against 1.71 trillion current LCU in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure between France and Niger?
- 169.84 billion current LCU, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Niger?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do France and Niger rank globally for general government total expenditure?
- France ranks 66th and Niger ranks 64th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as General government total expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release