Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in France
France: Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.267 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in France, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in France stood at 0.267.
That represents a change of up 579.8% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in France peaked at 0.3245 in 2010 and was at its lowest, -0.4234, in 2015.
That places France 67th out of 78 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.1964 | — |
| 1996 | 0.2272 | +15.7% |
| 1997 | -0.1798 | -179.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1762 | -198.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1062 | -39.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0495 | -53.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1434 | +189.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2289 | +59.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1735 | -24.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1286 | -25.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0661 | -48.6% |
| 2006 | -0.0217 | -132.9% |
| 2007 | -0.0355 | +63.2% |
| 2008 | -0.0235 | -33.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1786 | -860.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3245 | +81.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 | -99.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0637 | +3763.0% |
| 2013 | -0.0467 | -173.3% |
| 2014 | -0.2889 | +518.7% |
| 2015 | -0.4234 | +46.5% |
| 2016 | 0.071 | -116.8% |
| 2017 | -0.3263 | -559.8% |
| 2018 | -0.1865 | -42.8% |
| 2019 | -0.0556 | -70.2% |
| 2020 | 0.267 | -579.8% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.267 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5506, 48% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- France's 0.267 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5683, 47% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +3763.0% | 0.0016 | 0.0637 |
| 2009 | +860.5% | -0.0235 | 0.1786 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1053 | -0.1798 | 0.2272 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0888 | -0.0355 | 0.2289 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0867 | -0.4234 | 0.3245 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.267 | 0.267 | 0.267 | 1 |
Countries ranked near France
More public sector data for France
- Arms imports 188.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 56.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 188.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 943.45 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0205 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 8.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 64.67 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 222.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in France?
- Capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in France was 0.267 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3245 in 2010.
- What is the lowest capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4234 in 2015.
- How does France rank for capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- France ranks 67th out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
- Is capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.