France vs Germany: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social
France
41.0%
in 2023
Germany
41.3%
in 2024
France rank
9th
Germany rank
8th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 41.3% against 41.0% in France, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Germany ahead.
France ranks 9th and Germany ranks 8th of 127 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.2% | 42.5% | 2.3% | Germany |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 41.8% | 0.3% | France |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 40.9% | 1.0% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, social, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 41.3% against 41.0% in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between France and Germany?
- 0.3%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- France ranks 9th and Germany ranks 8th of 127 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.