France — Government consumption

millions of LCU · Annual · 1949–2027 · 79 observations

About this series

Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure.

The government consumption reading for France was 723.72B LCU in 2025. The previous reading was 710.19B LCU in 2024; the period change was +1.91%. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 620.54B LCU, the latest reading was above. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 24.1% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2012–2027

PeriodValue
2027760.23B LCU
2026734.17B LCU
2025723.72B LCU
2024710.19B LCU
2023679.00B LCU
11 earlier values, back to 2012
2022653.19B LCU
2021624.96B LCU
2020587.33B LCU
2019572.34B LCU
2018561.81B LCU
2017554.68B LCU
2016538.21B LCU
2015530.00B LCU
2014525.06B LCU
2013517.11B LCU
2012505.80B LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.