France vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

France
11,934 current US$ per person
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
12,226 current US$ per person
in 2025
France rank
21st
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
19th

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per over time

  • France
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196019922025

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 12,226 current US$ per person against 11,934 current US$ per person in France, a difference of 292 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

France ranks 21st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 19th of 187 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 318.56 current US$ per person 314.84 current US$ per person 3.72 current US$ per person France
1970s 1,201 current US$ per person 842.14 current US$ per person 358.74 current US$ per person France
1980s 2,838 current US$ per person 2,221 current US$ per person 617.37 current US$ per person France
1990s 5,517 current US$ per person 4,023 current US$ per person 1,494 current US$ per person France
2000s 7,655 current US$ per person 7,418 current US$ per person 237.09 current US$ per person France
2010s 9,768 current US$ per person 8,450 current US$ per person 1,318 current US$ per person France
2020s 10,798 current US$ per person 10,482 current US$ per person 316.56 current US$ per person France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, France or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 12,226 current US$ per person against 11,934 current US$ per person in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between France and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
292 current US$ per person, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do France and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
France ranks 21st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 19th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
230 places, 11,065 data points, 1960–2025
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General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.