Social benefits, Transactions in France
France: Social benefits, Transactions was 771.04 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Social benefits, Transactions in France, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for social benefits, transactions in France is 771.04 billion, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social benefits, transactions in France peaked at 771.04 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 310.22 billion, in 1999.
France ranks 10th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Social benefits, Transactions in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 310.22 billion | — |
| 2000 | 319.18 billion | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 334.87 billion | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 353.79 billion | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 371.78 billion | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 390.06 billion | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 407.09 billion | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 426.93 billion | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 446.76 billion | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 462.29 billion | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 486.69 billion | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 501.93 billion | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 516.27 billion | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 533.76 billion | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 548.83 billion | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 561.13 billion | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 570.05 billion | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 580.23 billion | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 593.22 billion | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 604.13 billion | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 620.14 billion | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 668.42 billion | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 679.20 billion | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 685.89 billion | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 709.04 billion | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 747.42 billion | +5.4% |
| 2025 | 771.04 billion | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 310.22 billion | 310.22 billion | 310.22 billion | 1 |
| 2000s | 399.94 billion | 319.18 billion | 486.69 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 562.97 billion | 501.93 billion | 620.14 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 710.17 billion | 668.42 billion | 771.04 billion | 6 |
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, transactions in France?
- Social benefits, transactions in France was 771.04 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social benefits, transactions recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 771.04 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest social benefits, transactions recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 310.22 billion in 1999.
- How does France rank for social benefits, transactions?
- France ranks 10th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is social benefits, transactions rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. 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 Social benefits, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.