Subnational government expenditure in France
France: Subnational government expenditure was 56.99 Percentage of GDP in 2024. β² Rising
Subnational government expenditure in France, 2000β2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, subnational government expenditure in France stood at 56.99 Percentage of GDP.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subnational government expenditure in France peaked at 61.7 Percentage of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 52.62 Percentage of GDP, in 2000.
That places France 2nd out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.16 Percentage of GDP | 52.62 Percentage of GDP | 57.99 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.4 Percentage of GDP | 55.35 Percentage of GDP | 58.59 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.66 Percentage of GDP | 56.75 Percentage of GDP | 61.7 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
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)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 222.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Tax revenue 22.8% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 1,678 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 29.1% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 68.53 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subnational government expenditure in France?
- Subnational government expenditure in France was 56.99 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest subnational government expenditure recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 61.7 Percentage of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest subnational government expenditure recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.62 Percentage of GDP in 2000.
- How does France rank for subnational government expenditure?
- France ranks 2nd out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is subnational government expenditure rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Subnational government expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset includes subnational government expenditure expressed in several units of measures: USD PPP, USD PPP per capita, percentage of GDP, and percentage of total public expenditure.<br/><br/>The Subnational Government Structure and Finance Dashboard compiles several datasets with comparable data on institutional organisation and public finance at subnational government level. It provides data for the time period 2000 - 2024 (based on data availability), for all 38 OECD member countries, and the average for the European Union. It includes data for the subnational government sector, for both state and local government levels for some federal countries.<br/><br/>The data for the latest year available is also available in <a href="https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/topics/policy-issues/subnational-finance-and-investment/subnational-governments-infrastructure-finance-2026.pdf">PDF format</a> and via an <a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/data/dashboards/oecd-dashboard-on-subnational-government-structure-and-finance.html">Interactive dashboard</a>.