General government final consumption expenditure in France
France: General government final consumption expenditure was 24.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in France, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
France recorded 24.4% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in France peaked at 25.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 1960.
France ranks 25th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in France, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.0% | — |
| 1961 | 15.4% | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 15.7% | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 16.1% | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 16.1% | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 16.1% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 16.2% | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 16.4% | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 16.9% | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 17.1% | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 17.3% | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 17.6% | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 17.7% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 17.9% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 18.4% | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 19.9% | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 20.3% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 20.5% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 20.9% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 20.8% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 21.4% | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 22.1% | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 22.6% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 22.8% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 22.9% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 23.0% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 22.7% | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 22.5% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 22.0% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 21.5% | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 21.5% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 22.0% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 22.6% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 23.7% | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 23.5% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 23.5% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 23.7% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 23.7% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 22.9% | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 22.9% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 22.6% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 22.4% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 22.9% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 23.4% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 23.2% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 23.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 22.6% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 22.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 24.3% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 24.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 24.4% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 24.1% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 24.1% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 23.8% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 25.3% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 24.9% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 24.6% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 24.1% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 24.2% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 24.4% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.1% | 15.0% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.1% | 17.3% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.4% | 21.4% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.0% | 21.5% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.0% | 22.4% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 23.5% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.6% | 24.1% | 25.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 0.531 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2955 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 14,476 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2799 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 13,713 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 6.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2202 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in France?
- General government final consumption expenditure in France was 24.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 1960.
- How does France rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- France ranks 25th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government 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. 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 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.