Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 in France
France: Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 was 55.73 Percentage of GDP in 2029. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in France, 2000–2029
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
France recorded 55.73 Percentage of GDP for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in 2029.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in France peaked at 61.35 Percentage of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 51.65 Percentage of GDP, in 2000.
That places France 6th out of 166 countries with data for 2029, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 in France, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.65 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 51.72 Percentage of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 52.8 Percentage of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 53.27 Percentage of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 52.98 Percentage of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 53.29 Percentage of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 52.88 Percentage of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 52.57 Percentage of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 53.3 Percentage of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 57.15 Percentage of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 56.88 Percentage of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 56.29 Percentage of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 57.11 Percentage of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 57.23 Percentage of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 57.21 Percentage of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 56.8 Percentage of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 56.69 Percentage of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 56.5 Percentage of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 55.64 Percentage of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 55.35 Percentage of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 61.35 Percentage of GDP | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 59.12 Percentage of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 58.33 Percentage of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 57.34 Percentage of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 56.93 Percentage of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 56.77 Percentage of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2026 | 56.26 Percentage of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2027 | 56.09 Percentage of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2028 | 55.96 Percentage of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2029 | 55.73 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 55.73 Percentage of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.73 Percentage of GDP, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- France's 55.73 Percentage of GDP is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 42.09 Percentage of GDP, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.16 Percentage of GDP | 51.65 Percentage of GDP | 57.15 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.57 Percentage of GDP | 55.35 Percentage of GDP | 57.23 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.39 Percentage of GDP | 55.73 Percentage of GDP | 61.35 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
Countries ranked near France
- 3 Poland 47.98 Percentage of GDP compare
- 3 Nauru 77.85 Percentage of GDP compare
- 4 Marshall Islands 68.76 Percentage of GDP compare
- 4 Moldova 36 Percentage of GDP compare
- 5 Belgium 56.19 Percentage of GDP compare
- 5 Netherlands 46.7 Percentage of GDP compare
- 6 Slovenia 45.79 Percentage of GDP compare
- 7 Estonia 43.22 Percentage of GDP compare
- 7 Finland 53.73 Percentage of GDP compare
- 8 Austria 51.15 Percentage of GDP compare
- 9 Luxembourg 50.23 Percentage of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for France
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.34 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0112 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 549.07 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.851 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0082 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 400.93 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0061 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in France?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in France was 55.73 Percentage of GDP in 2029, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 61.35 Percentage of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.65 Percentage of GDP in 2000.
- How does France rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
- France ranks 6th out of 166 countries with data for 2029.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 16 shows data on public finance, including taxes, revenues, expenditure, and debt. Some of these figures are not available at the national level, but only for aggregations of groups of countries.