FR · 2017 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

France, 2017

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
57.7%
France, 2017
▲ 0.5% vs 2016 (57.4%)
Analysis

In 2017, France's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 0.5% compared to 2016, reaching 57.7%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 47.0%.

France ranks 1st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 0.3% (from 57.9% in 2012).

Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#1 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
122.8%
EU-27: 47.0%
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