France — Central government expenditure

millions of LCU · Annual · 1815–2025 · 211 observations

About this series

Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period.

For France, the central government expenditure reading stood at 682.82B LCU in 2025. Against 671.31B LCU in 2024, the period change was +1.72%. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 22.7% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2000–2025

PeriodValue
2025682.82B LCU
2024671.31B LCU
2023664.20B LCU
2022658.19B LCU
2021628.90B LCU
15 earlier values
2020602.45B LCU
2019547.87B LCU
2018551.53B LCU
2017566.76B LCU
2016539.73B LCU
2015533.05B LCU
2014532.71B LCU
2013528.62B LCU
2012513.62B LCU
2011504.98B LCU
2010532.40B LCU
2009490.04B LCU
2008477.42B LCU
2007459.62B LCU
2006436.15B LCU

Values before 2006, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.