General government final consumption expenditure in France
France: General government final consumption expenditure was 1.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in France, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, general government final consumption expenditure in France stood at 1.6%.
That represents a change of up 13.5% on the previous year and up 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in France peaked at 7.0% in 1962 and was at its lowest, -4.3%, in 2020.
France ranks 104th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure in France, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.2% | — |
| 1962 | 7.0% | +11.5% |
| 1963 | 5.5% | -21.1% |
| 1964 | 6.1% | +11.9% |
| 1965 | 4.7% | -23.0% |
| 1966 | 4.7% | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 5.4% | +13.5% |
| 1968 | 4.4% | -17.8% |
| 1969 | 6.1% | +38.7% |
| 1970 | 5.4% | -12.4% |
| 1971 | 6.3% | +17.1% |
| 1972 | 4.7% | -25.6% |
| 1973 | 6.6% | +41.4% |
| 1974 | 4.8% | -27.0% |
| 1975 | 5.5% | +13.7% |
| 1976 | 4.1% | -25.6% |
| 1977 | 3.2% | -22.6% |
| 1978 | 6.4% | +102.1% |
| 1979 | 3.4% | -46.8% |
| 1980 | 3.1% | -7.6% |
| 1981 | 2.9% | -9.1% |
| 1982 | 4.4% | +53.5% |
| 1983 | 2.6% | -40.3% |
| 1984 | 2.2% | -17.4% |
| 1985 | 2.9% | +35.0% |
| 1986 | 2.6% | -10.4% |
| 1987 | 2.8% | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 3.5% | +26.6% |
| 1989 | 1.4% | -59.4% |
| 1990 | 3.2% | +126.7% |
| 1991 | 3.7% | +12.7% |
| 1992 | 3.3% | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 3.5% | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -88.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -46.9% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | +966.0% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | -39.0% |
| 1998 | -0.9% | -163.3% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | -270.4% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | +27.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -55.5% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +98.7% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | +35.3% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -24.5% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -14.6% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +32.0% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -38.5% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | +153.9% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -55.1% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -20.9% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -17.2% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +43.2% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -49.6% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +24.2% |
| 2020 | -4.3% | -514.6% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -255.3% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -59.6% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -47.8% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | +13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6% | 4.4% | 7.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.0% | 3.2% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 1.4% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | -0.9% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.8% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | -4.3% | 6.6% | 6 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.34 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 3,445 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.1678 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 8,218 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual -0.5409 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 0.1485 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 7,273 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) -0.6179 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in France?
- General government final consumption expenditure in France was 1.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 1962.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.3% in 2020.
- How does France rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- France ranks 104th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). 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. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.