Australia vs France: Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Intermediate
Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Intermediate over time
- Australia
- France
How they compare
Australia currently reports 245,945 National currency against 174,777 National currency in France, a difference of 71,168 National currency.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was France ahead.
Australia ranks 13th and France ranks 15th of 28 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and France in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52,881 National currency | 76,338 National currency | 23,457 National currency | France |
| 2000s | 79,464 National currency | 95,524 National currency | 16,061 National currency | France |
| 2010s | 145,818 National currency | 125,802 National currency | 20,015 National currency | Australia |
| 2020s | 220,952 National currency | 157,895 National currency | 63,057 National currency | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — intermediate, Australia or France?
- Australia, at 245,945 National currency against 174,777 National currency in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — intermediate between Australia and France?
- 71,168 National currency, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and France?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Australia and France rank globally for annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — intermediate?
- Australia ranks 13th and France ranks 15th of 28 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Intermediate consumption, Other taxes on production, Current taxes on income, wealth, etc., Adjustment for the change in pension entitlements. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This table provides a breakdown of government expenditure according to the Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG), which shows how much governments spend in areas such as health, education, environmental protection, defence and servicing public debt. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. Data are also available, for most countries, for the sub-sectors of general government. Specific categories of expenditure (such as health and education) can be selected using the ‘Expenditure’ filter, while details of the type of expenditure such as compensation of employees (payment of wages and salaries and employers’ social contributions) can be selected using the ‘Transaction’ filter. For government final consumption expenditure a breakdown is also provided, in the ‘Transaction’ filter, between individual and collective consumption expenditure. Data is for General Government. For most countries, results are also available for the General Government sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security. These sub-sectors can be selected using the ‘Institutional sector’ filter. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE11 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org