FR · 2024 · gov_10a_exp

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)

France, 2024

General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
23.7%
France, 2024
▲ 1.7% vs 2023 (23.3%)
Analysis

In 2024, France's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) increased by 1.7% compared to 2023, reaching 23.7%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 19.6%.

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 0.8% (from 23.9% in 2019).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2024
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2024
120.9%
EU-27: 19.6%
France timeline (last 15 years)
2010 2024