Expense, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government) in France
France: Expense, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government) was 1.69 trillion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Expense, Transactions in France, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
France recorded 1.69 trillion for expense, transactions in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense, transactions in France peaked at 1.69 trillion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 737.71 billion, in 1999.
That places France 12th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Expense, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government) in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 737.71 billion | — |
| 2000 | 760.96 billion | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 793.57 billion | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 836.17 billion | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 865.84 billion | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 897.86 billion | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 935.80 billion | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 972.73 billion | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 1.02 trillion | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 1.06 trillion | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 1.10 trillion | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 1.13 trillion | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 1.16 trillion | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.19 trillion | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.22 trillion | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.25 trillion | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.26 trillion | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.27 trillion | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.32 trillion | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.32 trillion | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.33 trillion | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.42 trillion | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 1.48 trillion | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 1.54 trillion | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 1.59 trillion | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 1.65 trillion | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 1.69 trillion | +2.2% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 1.69 trillion is above the median for high income countries, which is 639.04 billion, 2.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- France's 1.69 trillion is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 523.01 billion, 3.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 737.71 billion | 737.71 billion | 737.71 billion | 1 |
| 2000s | 923.81 billion | 760.96 billion | 1.10 trillion | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 trillion | 1.13 trillion | 1.33 trillion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.56 trillion | 1.42 trillion | 1.69 trillion | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is expense, transactions in France?
- Expense, transactions in France was 1.69 trillion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest expense, transactions recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1.69 trillion in 2025.
- What is the lowest expense, transactions recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 737.71 billion in 1999.
- How does France rank for expense, transactions?
- France ranks 12th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is expense, transactions rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. 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 Expense, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.