FR · 2021 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

France, 2021

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
59.5%
France, 2021
▼ 3.6% vs 2020 (61.7%)
Analysis

In 2021, France's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 3.6% compared to 2020, reaching 59.5%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 51.2%.

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 grown by 3.7% (from 57.4% in 2016).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#1 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
116.2%
EU-27: 51.2%
France timeline (last 15 years)
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