France — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · 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. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For France, the central government expenditure reading stood at 22.7% of GDP in 2025. Against 22.9% of GDP in 2024, the period change was −0.2 percentage points. It was below the selected 10-year average of 24% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2000–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 22.7 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 22.9 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 23.5 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 24.8 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 25.1 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2020 | 26 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 22.5 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 23.4 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 24.7 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 24.2 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 24.2 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 24.7 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 24.9 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 24.6 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 24.5 % of GDP |
| 2010 | 26.7 % of GDP |
| 2009 | 25.3 % of GDP |
| 2008 | 24 % of GDP |
| 2007 | 23.7 % of GDP |
| 2006 | 23.6 % of GDP |
Values before 2006, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.