Final consumption expenditure in France
France: Final consumption expenditure was 78.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Final consumption expenditure in France, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for final consumption expenditure in France is 78.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in France peaked at 79.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 70.4%, in 1973.
France ranks 99th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Final consumption expenditure in France, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 71.3% | — |
| 1961 | 71.9% | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 72.1% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 72.6% | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 71.6% | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 70.8% | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 70.6% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 70.8% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 71.5% | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 71.2% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 70.5% | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 70.9% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 70.8% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 70.4% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 71.2% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 73.4% | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 73.7% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 73.8% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 73.9% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 74.0% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 75.1% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 77.4% | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 78.2% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 78.1% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 78.2% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 78.8% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 77.9% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 78.4% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 77.0% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 76.1% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 76.2% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 76.5% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 77.3% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 78.8% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 78.2% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 77.9% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 78.6% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 77.6% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 76.8% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 76.5% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 76.4% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 76.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 77.0% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 77.7% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 77.3% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 77.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 77.3% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 76.9% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 77.3% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 79.7% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 79.6% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 79.0% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 79.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 79.1% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 78.9% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 78.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 78.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 78.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 78.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 77.6% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 78.9% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 77.8% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 78.7% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 78.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 78.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 78.5% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.5% | 70.6% | 72.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.2% | 70.4% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.5% | 75.1% | 78.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.4% | 76.2% | 78.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.4% | 76.4% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.7% | 77.6% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.6% | 77.8% | 78.9% | 6 |
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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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 6.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7085 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 34,707 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.627 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 30,715 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.8534 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5937 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in France?
- Final consumption expenditure in France was 78.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.4% in 1973.
- How does France rank for final consumption expenditure?
- France ranks 99th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. 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.