FR · 2023 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

France, 2023

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
23.3%
France, 2023
▼ 2.1% vs 2022 (23.8%)
Analysis

In 2023, France's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 2.1% compared to 2022, reaching 23.3%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 19.2%.

France ranks 2nd 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 2.9% (from 24.0% in 2018).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
121.4%
EU-27: 19.2%
France timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024