Subsidies payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) in France
France: Subsidies payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) was 56.52 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Subsidies payable, Transactions in France, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
France recorded 56.52 billion for subsidies payable, transactions in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies payable, transactions in France peaked at 77.27 billion in 2021 and was at its lowest, 19.76 billion, in 2000.
France ranks 9th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Subsidies payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 19.94 billion | — |
| 2000 | 19.76 billion | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 21.98 billion | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 25.18 billion | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 25.00 billion | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 24.30 billion | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 24.12 billion | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 25.29 billion | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 28.47 billion | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 29.70 billion | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 33.05 billion | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 34.83 billion | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 33.35 billion | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 34.81 billion | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 46.58 billion | +33.8% |
| 2014 | 53.56 billion | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 55.30 billion | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 54.60 billion | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 59.59 billion | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 55.76 billion | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 40.62 billion | -27.2% |
| 2020 | 70.07 billion | +72.5% |
| 2021 | 77.27 billion | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 74.02 billion | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 70.50 billion | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 57.47 billion | -18.5% |
| 2025 | 56.52 billion | -1.7% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 56.52 billion is above the median for high income countries, which is 17.68 billion, 3.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- France's 56.52 billion is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.46 billion, 3.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Subsidies payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General) in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +72.5% | 40.62 billion | 70.07 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.94 billion | 19.94 billion | 19.94 billion | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.69 billion | 19.76 billion | 33.05 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.90 billion | 33.35 billion | 59.59 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.64 billion | 56.52 billion | 77.27 billion | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies payable, transactions in France?
- Subsidies payable, transactions in France was 56.52 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest subsidies payable, transactions recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 77.27 billion in 2021.
- What is the lowest subsidies payable, transactions recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.76 billion in 2000.
- How does France rank for subsidies payable, transactions?
- France ranks 9th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is subsidies payable, transactions rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 Subsidies payable, 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.