IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 77 economies tracked
23.25 (2023)
##2 of 77 economies
2.9%
0.96×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 2017 - 2025. France climbed from #2 to #2 (overtook Finland). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for France ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
Widespread protests over living costs and tax policy.
Government Total Liabilities (% of GDP), Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP), Government Financial Assets (% of GDP), Government Net Wealth Change from Other Economic Flows (% of GDP)
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