General government total expenditure in France
France: General government total expenditure was 1.71 trillion current LCU in 2025. β² Rising
General government total expenditure in France, 1980β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2025, general government total expenditure in France stood at 1.71 trillion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government total expenditure in France peaked at 1.71 trillion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 209.64 billion current LCU, in 1980.
That places France 66th out of 195 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 373.30 billion current LCU | 209.64 billion current LCU | 503.20 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 658.32 billion current LCU | 538.80 billion current LCU | 748.60 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 942.30 billion current LCU | 775.40 billion current LCU | 1.12 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 trillion current LCU | 1.15 trillion current LCU | 1.35 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.58 trillion current LCU | 1.43 trillion current LCU | 1.71 trillion current LCU | 6 |
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More population data for France
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.033 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3.16 million (2100)
- Population density 125.07 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.033 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.61 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 721,771 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.61 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.61 (2024)
- Natural population growth 0.0343 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 1.64 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government total expenditure in France?
- General government total expenditure in France was 1.71 trillion current LCU in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest general government total expenditure recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1.71 trillion current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest general government total expenditure recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 209.64 billion current LCU in 1980.
- How does France rank for general government total expenditure?
- France ranks 66th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government total expenditure rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of General government total expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release