Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in France
France: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 23.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
23.3%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
59th
of 184 countries
All-time high
23.4%
in 2022
All-time low
13.8%
in 1960
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in France, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
France recorded 23.3% for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in France peaked at 23.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 1960.
That places France 59th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in France, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 14.6% | — |
| 1951 | 15.0% | +2.5% |
| 1952 | 15.7% | +4.7% |
| 1953 | 15.7% | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 15.0% | -4.4% |
| 1955 | 15.0% | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 15.4% | +2.6% |
| 1957 | 15.1% | -1.7% |
| 1958 | 14.7% | -3.0% |
| 1959 | 14.5% | -1.1% |
| 1960 | 13.8% | -4.7% |
| 1961 | 14.2% | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 14.2% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 14.2% | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 14.3% | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 14.5% | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 14.7% | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 15.0% | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 15.2% | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 15.2% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 15.2% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 15.6% | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 16.0% | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 16.1% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 16.5% | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 17.9% | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 17.8% | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 17.6% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 17.9% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 17.6% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 18.1% | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 18.7% | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 19.0% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 19.0% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 19.0% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 19.3% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 19.2% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 19.4% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 19.1% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 18.7% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 17.9% | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 18.4% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 19.0% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 19.7% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 19.4% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 18.8% | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 18.5% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 19.3% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 19.1% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 19.2% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 19.4% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 19.7% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 20.8% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 20.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 19.2% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 18.4% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 19.5% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 21.4% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 21.1% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 21.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 20.7% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 21.0% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 21.5% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 23.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 23.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.1% | 14.5% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 14.5% | 13.8% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.8% | 15.2% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.9% | 18.1% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.0% | 17.9% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 17.8% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 20.7% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 23.3% | 23.4% | 4 |
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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 share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in France?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in France was 23.3% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 1960.
- How does France rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- France ranks 59th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.