DefenseFrance — Defense spendingPrimary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Military spending as % of GDP; measures the national defense effort.2% GDP2024Source: World Bank· Data 2024Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseFrance — Defense spending — % of government expenditureMilitary expenditure as a share of total general government expenditure.3.5%2024Source: World Bank· Data 2024Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseFrance — Armed forces at a glance205,000Active personnel · 2024· ≈ order of magnitude≈41,000Reserves≈98,000Gendarmerie (paramilitary)≈222Main battle tanksShow all 17 figures (+14 more)Show all 17 figures (+13 more)Source: IISS Military Balance 2024 · Ministère des Armées · FAS/SIPRI· Data 2024approximate valuesExploreSaveShareReport
DefenseFrance — Overseas deployments~5,560Deployed abroad · May 2026Open fullscreenPresence forcesOperation · NATOOperation · UNOperation · CoalitionLiaison detachmentOperation · EUOverseas sovereigntySource: Ministère des Armées (defense.gouv.fr) — État-major des armées, points de situation hebdomadaires + page « missions et opérations »· Data May 2026 ExploreSaveShareReport
DefenseFrance — Military spending (USD)Military spending in current USD; enables volume comparison.63.6BUSD2024Source: World Bank· Data 2024Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseFrance — Active military personnelNumber of active-duty military personnel; reflects the size of the armed forces.304K2020Source: World Bank· Data 2020Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseFrance — Arms exportsValue of arms transfers exported; indicates weight in the global defense industry.2.5BUSD2024Source: World Bank· Data 2024Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseFrance — Arms importsValue of arms transfers imported; indicates dependence on external suppliers.183MUSD2024Source: World Bank· Data 2024Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseFrance — Military personnel (% labour force)Share of military personnel in the labour force.1%2020Source: World Bank· Data 2020Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseFrance — Defense spending — local currency (EUR)Military expenditure in current local currency units (EUR) — domestic-budget view.58.7BEUR2024Source: World Bank· Data 2024Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseFrance — Govt R&D budget — defense (M EUR)Government budget appropriations / outlays for R&D allocated to defense (NABS14) — strategic-tech investment view.1.5KM EUR2024Source: Eurostat· Data 2024Upd. 01/2026ExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseFrance — Govt R&D budget — defense (% GDP)Defense R&D budget as % of GDP.0.1% GDP2024Source: Eurostat· Data 2024Upd. 01/2026ExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseFrance — Govt R&D budget — defense per capitaDefense R&D budget in EUR per inhabitant.21.5EUR2024Source: Eurostat· Data 2024Upd. 01/2026ExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseFrance — Govt R&D budget — total (M EUR)Total government budget appropriations / outlays for R&D — denominator for the defense-share read.18.9KM EUR2024Source: BIS· Data 2024Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseFrance — Govt R&D budget — space (M EUR)Government R&D budget allocated to space (NABS03) — dual-use indicator alongside defense.2.5KM EUR2024Source: BIS· Data 2024Upd. 01/2026ExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseFrance — Govt R&D budget — energy (M EUR)Government R&D budget allocated to energy (NABS05) — strategic-autonomy view.2.2KM EUR2024Source: BIS· Data 2024Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
