Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in France
France: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 41.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in France, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in France stood at 41.0%.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in France peaked at 44.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 39.5%, in 2000.
France ranks 9th of 127 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.5% | — |
| 2001 | 39.7% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 39.5% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 40.0% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 40.2% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 39.9% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 40.5% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 40.8% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 40.6% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 41.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 41.1% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 41.6% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 41.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 41.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 42.0% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 42.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 42.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 42.2% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 42.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 43.3% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 44.1% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 41.8% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 40.8% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 41.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.2% | 39.5% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 41.1% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 40.8% | 44.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
More poverty & inequality data for France
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,281 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -13.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 43.81 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 43.8% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in France?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in France was 41.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 44.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.5% in 2000.
- How does France rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- France ranks 9th out of 127 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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