Public spending (France): 57.2 % GDP in 2025, the latest available value.
31 observations from 1995 to 2025. Source: Eurostat.
Total government spending relative to GDP; gauges the weight of the state in the economy.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 57.2 % GDP |
| 2024 | 57 % GDP |
| 2023 | 56.8 % GDP |
| 2022 | 58.4 % GDP |
| 2021 | 59.5 % GDP |
| 2020 | 61.7 % GDP |
| 2019 | 55.3 % GDP |
| 2018 | 56.4 % GDP |
| 2017 | 57.7 % GDP |
| 2016 | 57.4 % GDP |
| 2015 | 57.6 % GDP |
| 2014 | 58.4 % GDP |
| 2013 | 58.6 % GDP |
| 2012 | 57.9 % GDP |
| 2011 | 57 % GDP |
| 2010 | 57.7 % GDP |
| 2009 | 58 % GDP |
| 2008 | 54.3 % GDP |
| 2007 | 53.6 % GDP |
| 2006 | 53.8 % GDP |
| 2005 | 54.3 % GDP |
| 2004 | 54 % GDP |
| 2003 | 54.4 % GDP |
| 2002 | 53.9 % GDP |
| 2001 | 52.8 % GDP |
| 2000 | 52.6 % GDP |
| 1999 | 53.7 % GDP |
| 1998 | 54 % GDP |
| 1997 | 55.6 % GDP |
| 1996 | 56 % GDP |
| 1995 | 56.1 % GDP |