France vs Italy: Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency

France
670,400 million SLC
in 2024
Italy
715,022 million SLC
in 2024
France rank
70th
Italy rank
69th

Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency over time

  • France
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 715,022 million SLC against 670,400 million SLC in France, a difference of 44,622 million SLC.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Italy ahead.

France ranks 70th and Italy ranks 69th of 174 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Italy Difference Ahead
2000s 416,571 million SLC 421,426 million SLC 4,855 million SLC Italy
2010s 511,876 million SLC 504,604 million SLC 7,272 million SLC France
2020s 645,264 million SLC 702,642 million SLC 57,377 million SLC Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency, France or Italy?
Italy, at 715,022 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 France and Italy?
44,622 million SLC, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do France and Italy rank globally for total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency?
France ranks 70th and Italy ranks 69th 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

Indicator
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency
Unit
million SLC
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
189 places, 3,863 data points, 2001–2024
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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.