General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in France
France: General public services, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.9808 in 2020. ▼ Falling
General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in France, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, general public services, ratio of this level of government's in France stood at 0.9808.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general public services, ratio of this level of government's in France peaked at 1.27 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.9655, in 2018.
France ranks 45th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.06 | — |
| 1996 | 1.08 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.06 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.05 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.08 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.02 | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 1.05 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 1.1 | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 1.12 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.15 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.13 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.02 | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 1 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.02 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.04 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.27 | +22.5% |
| 2011 | 1.08 | -15.3% |
| 2012 | 1.05 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.05 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.06 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.04 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9956 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9655 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9678 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9808 | +1.3% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.9808 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.16, 84% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- France's 0.9808 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.17, 84% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.07 | 1.05 | 1.08 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.07 | 1 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 | 0.9655 | 1.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9808 | 0.9808 | 0.9808 | 1 |
Countries ranked near France
- 42 Afghanistan 1 compare
- 42 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1 compare
- 44 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9841 compare
- 46 Kiribati 0.9726 compare
- 47 Hungary 0.9559 compare
- 48 Serbia 0.9199 compare
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 general public services, ratio of this level of government's in France?
- General public services, ratio of this level of government's in France was 0.9808 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest general public services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 in 2010.
- What is the lowest general public services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9655 in 2018.
- How does France rank for general public services, ratio of this level of government's?
- France ranks 45th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is general public services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of General public services, 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.