France vs OECD members: Expense
France
47.3%
in 2023
OECD members
30.4%
in 2023
France rank
9th
OECD members rank
9th
Expense over time
- France
- OECD members
How they compare
France currently reports 47.3% against 30.4% in OECD members, a difference of 16.9%.
That makes France's figure about 1.6 times OECD members's.
Across all 52 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 9th and OECD members ranks 9th of 157 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.1% | 21.5% | 11.6% | France |
| 1980s | 40.2% | 25.3% | 15.0% | France |
| 1990s | 44.6% | 26.3% | 18.2% | France |
| 2000s | 45.8% | 26.3% | 19.4% | France |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 28.0% | 20.3% | France |
| 2020s | 49.5% | 31.9% | 17.6% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, France or OECD members?
- France, at 47.3% against 30.4% in OECD members as of 2023.
- What is the difference in expense between France and OECD members?
- 16.9%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and OECD members?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do France and OECD members rank globally for expense?
- France ranks 9th and OECD members ranks 9th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.