General government expenditure, % of GDP, quarterly (Eurostat): France
The latest reading SOTW holds for France is 58.90% of GDP for 2026-Q2, from Eurostat.
Source series · Listed tier · Fiscal & Monetary · Quarterly · % of GDP · EUROSTAT.L.GOV.EXPENDITURE.GDP.Q · FRA
Listed tier: bulk-loaded from the publisher's file as published; not individually reviewed by SOTW.
- Latest
- 58.90
- % of GDP · 2026-Q2
- Previous
- 55.60
- % of GDP · 2026-Q1
- Earliest held
- 52.90
- % of GDP · 2000-Q1
- Readings shown
- 106
- Every reading SOTW holds
France · history
% of GDP · Quarterly
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | 58.90 |
| 2026-Q1 | 55.60 |
| 2025-Q4 | 57.60 |
| 2025-Q3 | 57.90 |
| 2025-Q2 | 58.00 |
| 2025-Q1 | 55.60 |
| 2024-Q4 | 57.70 |
| 2024-Q3 | 57.40 |
| 2024-Q2 | 57.90 |
| 2024-Q1 | 54.90 |
| 2023-Q4 | 57.00 |
| 2023-Q3 | 57.00 |
| 2023-Q2 | 57.20 |
| 2023-Q1 | 55.70 |
| 2022-Q4 | 58.90 |
| 2022-Q3 | 58.80 |
| 2022-Q2 | 58.70 |
| 2022-Q1 | 57.10 |
| 2021-Q4 | 58.00 |
| 2021-Q3 | 57.60 |
| 2021-Q2 | 60.80 |
| 2021-Q1 | 61.70 |
| 2020-Q4 | 61.00 |
| 2020-Q3 | 59.50 |
| 2020-Q2 | 68.60 |
| 2020-Q1 | 58.40 |
| 2019-Q4 | 55.60 |
| 2019-Q3 | 55.90 |
| 2019-Q2 | 55.80 |
| 2019-Q1 | 54.10 |
| 2018-Q4 | 56.10 |
| 2018-Q3 | 56.80 |
| 2018-Q2 | 56.80 |
| 2018-Q1 | 55.80 |
| 2017-Q4 | 57.70 |
| 2017-Q3 | 58.50 |
| 2017-Q2 | 58.00 |
| 2017-Q1 | 56.40 |
| 2016-Q4 | 58.10 |
| 2016-Q3 | 58.10 |
| 2016-Q2 | 57.50 |
| 2016-Q1 | 55.70 |
| 2015-Q4 | 57.10 |
| 2015-Q3 | 57.60 |
| 2015-Q2 | 58.70 |
| 2015-Q1 | 57.00 |
| 2014-Q4 | 58.10 |
| 2014-Q3 | 58.60 |
| 2014-Q2 | 58.90 |
| 2014-Q1 | 58.00 |
| 2013-Q4 | 58.50 |
| 2013-Q3 | 59.30 |
| 2013-Q2 | 58.70 |
| 2013-Q1 | 57.90 |
| 2012-Q4 | 58.70 |
| 2012-Q3 | 57.90 |
| 2012-Q2 | 58.10 |
| 2012-Q1 | 56.80 |
| 2011-Q4 | 57.40 |
| 2011-Q3 | 57.70 |
| 2011-Q2 | 56.80 |
| 2011-Q1 | 56.10 |
| 2010-Q4 | 57.60 |
| 2010-Q3 | 58.30 |
| 2010-Q2 | 57.70 |
| 2010-Q1 | 57.20 |
| 2009-Q4 | 58.40 |
| 2009-Q3 | 58.80 |
| 2009-Q2 | 58.40 |
| 2009-Q1 | 56.40 |
| 2008-Q4 | 55.40 |
| 2008-Q3 | 55.20 |
| 2008-Q2 | 53.50 |
| 2008-Q1 | 53.10 |
| 2007-Q4 | 53.80 |
| 2007-Q3 | 54.60 |
| 2007-Q2 | 53.40 |
| 2007-Q1 | 52.80 |
| 2006-Q4 | 53.50 |
| 2006-Q3 | 54.70 |
| 2006-Q2 | 53.90 |
| 2006-Q1 | 52.90 |
| 2005-Q4 | 53.40 |
| 2005-Q3 | 55.30 |
| 2005-Q2 | 53.90 |
| 2005-Q1 | 54.50 |
| 2004-Q4 | 53.20 |
| 2004-Q3 | 55.20 |
| 2004-Q2 | 53.60 |
| 2004-Q1 | 54.00 |
| 2003-Q4 | 53.50 |
| 2003-Q3 | 55.40 |
| 2003-Q2 | 54.10 |
| 2003-Q1 | 54.40 |
| 2002-Q4 | 53.70 |
| 2002-Q3 | 55.10 |
| 2002-Q2 | 53.50 |
| 2002-Q1 | 53.50 |
| 2001-Q4 | 52.50 |
| 2001-Q3 | 54.30 |
| 2001-Q2 | 52.30 |
| 2001-Q1 | 52.30 |
| 2000-Q4 | 51.60 |
| 2000-Q3 | 53.70 |
| 2000-Q2 | 52.40 |
| 2000-Q1 | 52.90 |
Source: Eurostat. All 106 readings held, 2000-Q1 to 2026-Q2. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.