Revenue, excluding grants in France
France: Revenue, excluding grants was 42.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Revenue, excluding grants in France, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
France recorded 42.1% for revenue, excluding grants in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, excluding grants in France peaked at 45.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 31.7%, in 1973.
That places France 10th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Revenue, excluding grants in France, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 32.5% | — |
| 1973 | 31.7% | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 33.4% | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 33.4% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 35.1% | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 34.7% | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 34.7% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 36.1% | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 37.9% | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 38.5% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 38.9% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 39.2% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 39.6% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 39.9% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 39.2% | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 39.5% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 38.8% | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 38.4% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 38.5% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 38.9% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 38.7% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 38.6% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 38.8% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 43.3% | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 44.3% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 44.2% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 43.9% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 44.4% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 43.4% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 43.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 43.1% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 42.5% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 42.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 42.7% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 43.0% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 42.5% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 42.5% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 41.8% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 43.3% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 43.0% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 43.9% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 44.7% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 44.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 44.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 44.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 45.1% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 44.7% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 43.3% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 43.0% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 42.6% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 43.4% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 41.7% | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 42.1% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.9% | 31.7% | 36.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 39.0% | 37.9% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.4% | 38.5% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.8% | 41.8% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 43.0% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 41.7% | 43.4% | 5 |
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- 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 revenue, excluding grants in France?
- Revenue, excluding grants in France was 42.1% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest revenue, excluding grants recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 45.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.7% in 1973.
- How does France rank for revenue, excluding grants?
- France ranks 10th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is revenue, excluding grants rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. 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.