France — Combined government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1815–2031 · 217 observations
About this series
Combined government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The combined government expenditure reading for France was 57.4% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 57.3% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +0.18 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 57.8% of GDP, the latest reading was below.
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Latest observations
2000–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 56.6 % of GDP |
| 2030 | 56.9 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 57.3 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 57.6 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 58 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | 57.6 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 57.4 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 57.3 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 56.8 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 58.4 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 59.5 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 61.7 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 55.3 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 56.3 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 57.6 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 57.4 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 57.6 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 58.3 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 58.5 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 57.9 % of GDP |
Values before 2012, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.