France vs Post-demographic dividend: Expense

France
47.3%
in 2023
Post-demographic dividend
30.5%
in 2023
France rank
9th
Post-demographic dividend rank
10th

Expense over time

  • France
  • Post-demographic dividend
0204060197219972023

How they compare

France currently reports 47.3% against 30.5% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 16.8%.

That makes France's figure about 1.6 times Post-demographic dividend's.

Across all 52 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 9th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 10th of 157 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 33.1% 21.6% 11.6% France
1980s 40.2% 25.2% 15.0% France
1990s 44.6% 26.7% 17.9% France
2000s 45.8% 26.1% 19.7% France
2010s 48.2% 27.9% 20.3% France
2020s 49.5% 32.0% 17.5% France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, France or Post-demographic dividend?
France, at 47.3% against 30.5% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2023.
What is the difference in expense between France and Post-demographic dividend?
16.8%, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Post-demographic dividend?
52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do France and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for expense?
France ranks 9th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 10th 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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Indicator
Expense (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 5,211 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.