Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in France
France: Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.6873 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in France, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
France recorded 0.6873 for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in France peaked at 0.706 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5508, in 2000.
That places France 45th out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.6098 | — |
| 1996 | 0.5591 | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5681 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5718 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6021 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5508 | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5926 | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6023 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5761 | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6083 | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6132 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5983 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6053 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6098 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6184 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6405 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6195 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6203 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6011 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6259 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6644 | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6778 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.706 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.694 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6923 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6873 | -0.7% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.6873 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7843, 88% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- France's 0.6873 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7841, 88% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5822 | 0.5591 | 0.6098 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.5975 | 0.5508 | 0.6184 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6542 | 0.6011 | 0.706 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6873 | 0.6873 | 0.6873 | 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 economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in France?
- Economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in France was 0.6873 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.706 in 2017.
- What is the lowest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5508 in 2000.
- How does France rank for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- France ranks 45th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Economic affairs, 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.