Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in France
France: Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.3175 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in France, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in France is 0.3175, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in France peaked at 0.4133 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2795, in 2014.
France ranks 66th of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.4116 | — |
| 1996 | 0.4133 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4111 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3539 | -13.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3512 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3443 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3449 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3436 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3237 | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3179 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.319 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3117 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3104 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3092 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3064 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.298 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2908 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.286 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2854 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2795 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2901 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2951 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3001 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2997 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3015 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3175 | +5.3% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.3175 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4675, 68% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- France's 0.3175 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5393, 59% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3882 | 0.3512 | 0.4133 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.3231 | 0.3064 | 0.3449 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2926 | 0.2795 | 0.3015 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3175 | 0.3175 | 0.3175 | 1 |
Countries ranked near France
- 63 Serbia 0.3313 compare
- 64 Mexico 0.3307 compare
- 65 South Africa 0.3208 compare
- 67 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.304 compare
- 68 Japan 0.2943 compare
- 69 Switzerland 0.2664 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 use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in France?
- Use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in France was 0.3175 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4133 in 1996.
- What is the lowest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2795 in 2014.
- How does France rank for use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's?
- France ranks 66th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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 Use of goods and 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.