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France Average Government Spending 1972-2025

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43.39% 53 data points

Government expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

France's average government spending from 1972 to 2025 was 43.39%, based on 53 data points.

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Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	48.65%	+1.39%	5th
2023	47.26%	−1.60%	82nd
2022	48.86%	−1.13%	106th
2021	49.99%	−1.97%	122nd
2020	51.96%	+6.07%	130th
2019	45.89%	−1.21%	133rd
2018	47.10%	−1.37%	134th
2017	48.47%	+0.32%	141st
2016	48.15%	−0.30%	140th
2015	48.45%	−0.67%	141st
2014	49.12%	+0.05%	137th
2013	49.07%	+0.53%	127th
2012	48.54%	+0.61%	129th
2011	47.93%	−1.76%	123rd
2010	49.69%	+1.29%	121st
2009	48.41%	+3.17%	118th
2008	45.23%	+0.32%	111th
2007	44.91%	−0.34%	109th
2006	45.25%	−0.50%	108th
2005	45.75%	+0.04%	105th
2004	45.71%	−0.67%	106th
2003	46.38%	+0.23%	103rd
2002	46.15%	+1.02%	96th
2001	45.13%	+0.39%	90th
2000	44.74%	−1.34%	84th
1999	46.08%	−0.20%	87th
1998	46.27%	−1.75%	87th
1997	48.03%	+0.26%	82nd
1996	47.77%	+0.04%	76th
1995	47.73%	+3.57%	75th
1994	44.16%	+0.13%	72nd
1993	44.03%	+2.14%	67th
1992	41.89%	+1.37%	69th
1991	40.52%	+1.21%	68th
1990	39.31%	+0.19%	62nd
1989	39.11%	−0.93%	43rd
1988	40.04%	−0.91%	43rd
1987	40.95%	−0.17%	40th
1986	41.12%	−0.68%	40th
1985	41.80%	+0.29%	41st
1984	41.51%	+0.36%	41st
1983	41.15%	+0.75%	41st
1982	40.40%	+1.12%	40th
1981	39.28%	+2.46%	38th
1980	36.82%	+0.99%	39th
1979	35.83%	+0.39%	39th
1978	35.44%	+0.98%	41st
1977	34.46%	+0.33%	38th
1976	34.13%	+0.23%	39th
1975	33.90%	+2.49%	36th
1974	31.41%	+1.79%	35th
1973	29.62%	−0.65%	37th
1972	30.27%	–	32nd

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