FR · 2016 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

France, 2016

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
8.3%
France, 2016
▲ 1.2% vs 2015 (8.2%)
Analysis

In 2016, France's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 1.2% compared to 2015, reaching 8.3%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 7.0%.

France ranks 3rd 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 2.5% (from 8.1% in 2011).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
118.6%
EU-27: 7.0%
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