Denmark vs France: Social benefits, Transactions
Social benefits, Transactions over time
- Denmark
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 771.04 billion against 476.97 billion in Denmark, a difference of 294.07 billion.
That makes France's figure about 1.6 times Denmark's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 13th and France ranks 10th of 35 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 225.10 billion | 310.22 billion | 85.12 billion | France |
| 2000s | 272.22 billion | 399.94 billion | 127.72 billion | France |
| 2010s | 371.21 billion | 562.97 billion | 191.76 billion | France |
| 2020s | 440.50 billion | 710.17 billion | 269.66 billion | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social benefits, transactions, Denmark or France?
- France, at 771.04 billion against 476.97 billion in Denmark as of 2025.
- What is the difference in social benefits, transactions between Denmark and France?
- 294.07 billion, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and France?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and France rank globally for social benefits, transactions?
- Denmark ranks 13th and France ranks 10th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Social benefits, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.