Australia vs France: Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency over time
- Australia
- France
How they compare
Australia currently reports 723,129 million SLC against 670,400 million SLC in France, a difference of 52,729 million SLC.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was France ahead.
Australia ranks 68th and France ranks 70th of 174 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and France in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 242,860 million SLC | 416,571 million SLC | 173,711 million SLC | France |
| 2010s | 430,208 million SLC | 511,876 million SLC | 81,668 million SLC | France |
| 2020s | 669,352 million SLC | 645,264 million SLC | 24,088 million SLC | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency, Australia or France?
- Australia, at 723,129 million SLC against 670,400 million SLC in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency between Australia and France?
- 52,729 million SLC, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and France?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Australia and France rank globally for total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency?
- Australia ranks 68th and France ranks 70th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.