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France — Government consumption

millions of EUR · 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 725.18B EUR in 2025. The previous reading was 706.10B EUR in 2024; the period change was +2.7%. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 620.66B EUR, the latest reading was above. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 24.3% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2012–2027

PeriodValue
2027772.88B EUR
2026746.39B EUR
2025725.18B EUR
2024706.10B EUR
2023682.55B EUR
11 earlier values, back to 2012
2022653.46B EUR
2021624.94B EUR
2020587.28B EUR
2019572.40B EUR
2018561.82B EUR
2017554.71B EUR
2016538.16B EUR
2015530.02B EUR
2014525.07B EUR
2013517.16B EUR
2012505.74B EUR
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.