{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"fr-government-expenditure-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/fr-government-expenditure-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/fr-government-expenditure-gdp/","title":"France Government Expenditure (% of GDP) (2025)","description":"France's Government Expenditure (% of GDP): 57.2 % of GDP in 2025, +0.2pp YoY. Eurostat (GOV_10A_MAIN), 2000–2025.","domain":"trade","category":"Trade & Flows","keywords":["Trade & Investment","Eurostat","France","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"France","temporal_coverage":"2000/2025","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"France Government Expenditure (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/GOV_10A_MAIN/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2000–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"26"},{"label":"Geography","value":"France"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"France (2025)","value":"57.2","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.2pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.2pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"26","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"France Government Expenditure (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":26,"observations":[{"period":"2000","value":52.6},{"period":"2001","value":52.8},{"period":"2002","value":53.9},{"period":"2003","value":54.4},{"period":"2004","value":54},{"period":"2005","value":54.3},{"period":"2006","value":53.8},{"period":"2007","value":53.6},{"period":"2008","value":54.3},{"period":"2009","value":58},{"period":"2010","value":57.7},{"period":"2011","value":57},{"period":"2012","value":57.9},{"period":"2013","value":58.6},{"period":"2014","value":58.4},{"period":"2015","value":57.6},{"period":"2016","value":57.4},{"period":"2017","value":57.7},{"period":"2018","value":56.4},{"period":"2019","value":55.3},{"period":"2020","value":61.7},{"period":"2021","value":59.5},{"period":"2022","value":58.4},{"period":"2023","value":56.8},{"period":"2024","value":57},{"period":"2025","value":57.2}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"57.2","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"57.0","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"56.8","yoyChange":"-1.6pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"58.4","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"59.5","yoyChange":"-2.2pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"61.7","yoyChange":"+6.4pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"55.3","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"56.4","yoyChange":"-1.3pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"57.7","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"57.4","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"57.6","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"58.4","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"58.6","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"57.9","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"57.0","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"57.7","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"58.0","yoyChange":"+3.7pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"54.3","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"53.6","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"53.8","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks total general government expenditure as a percentage of GDP in France from 2000 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2025 (26 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 61.7 % of GDP in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 52.6 in 2000. The latest reading of 57.2 in 2025 represents a change of +0.2pp."}]}