France vs Norway: Social benefits, Transactions

France
771.04 billion
in 2025
Norway
895.45 billion
in 2025
France rank
10th
Norway rank
9th

Social benefits, Transactions over time

  • France
  • Norway
200.0B400.0B600.0B800.0B199620102025

How they compare

Norway currently reports 895.45 billion against 771.04 billion in France, a difference of 124.41 billion.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was France ahead.

France ranks 10th and Norway ranks 9th of 35 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Norway Difference Ahead
2000s 418.17 billion 313.55 billion 104.63 billion France
2010s 562.97 billion 511.94 billion 51.03 billion France
2020s 710.17 billion 765.04 billion 54.87 billion Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher social benefits, transactions, France or Norway?
Norway, at 895.45 billion against 771.04 billion in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in social benefits, transactions between France and Norway?
124.41 billion, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Norway?
24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do France and Norway rank globally for social benefits, transactions?
France ranks 10th and Norway ranks 9th 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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Indicator
Social benefits, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
35 places, 879 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.