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France - Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP) 6.28

IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 77 economies tracked

Latest value

6.28 (2023)

Global rank

##17 of 77 economies

Share of global total

1.8%

Growth since 2017

0.96×

Ranking Race — Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#10#19#28#37#46#55201720222025#10#172021 overtook Nepal2023 overtook Georgia
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Real annual global ranks, 2017 - 2025. France climbed from #10 to #17 (overtook Nepal). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for France ↓

Key Events — France

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2018
Yellow vest protests curated

Widespread protests over living costs and tax policy.

2021
Overtook Nepal in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Georgia in global rank auto

Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP), 2017-2023

IMF Government Finance Statistics · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2017202220235.345.926.497.07
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