Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in France
France: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.2033 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in France, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in France is 0.2033, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in France peaked at 0.2033 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1715, in 2005.
That places France 46th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.1996 | — |
| 1996 | 0.1947 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1994 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1984 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1986 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1967 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1972 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.194 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1893 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1756 | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1715 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1824 | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1852 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1828 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.182 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1765 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1754 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1752 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1746 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1742 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1736 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1809 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1815 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1788 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.182 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2033 | +11.7% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.2033 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2134, 95% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- France's 0.2033 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1767, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1982 | 0.1947 | 0.1996 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.1857 | 0.1715 | 0.1972 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1773 | 0.1736 | 0.182 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2033 | 0.2033 | 0.2033 | 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 social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in France?
- Social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in France was 0.2033 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2033 in 2020.
- What is the lowest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1715 in 2005.
- How does France rank for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- France ranks 46th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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 Social benefits, 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.