France general government international cooperation to
France general government international cooperation to stood at 895 EUR million in Q2 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Government accounts table (Value · Quarterly), with a complete series running from Q1 1949 to Q2 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Government accounts table
| Indicator | Q2-2026 | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International cooperation to general government - Values at current prices - SA series | 895 | 927 | 960 | 996 | 1,035 | 1,077 | 1,123 | 1,129 | 1,096 | 1,023 | |
| Miscellaneous current transfers from general government - Values at current prices - SA series | 15,046 | 14,952 | 14,847 | 14,786 | 14,770 | 14,799 | 14,872 | 14,893 | 14,862 | 14,780 | |
| Miscellaneous current transfers to general government - Values at current prices - SA series | 4,193 | 4,312 | 4,460 | 4,498 | 4,427 | 4,247 | 3,958 | 3,741 | 3,597 | 3,524 |
Understanding france general government international cooperation to
Monetary outflows dispatched by public administrative units to foreign governments or international agencies for international cooperation initiatives are recorded in this dataset. The figures encompass bilateral development assistance, humanitarian contributions, and grants given to support foreign institutional capacity, excluding loans that require eventual repayment. Unlike counterpart incoming metrics, this row totals resources leaving domestic public coffers to aid external entities.
Evaluating this series necessitates caution regarding political adjustments to foreign aid budgets, which often trigger discrete quarterly step-changes rather than smooth progressions. Early statistical releases rely on provisional treasury execution data that undergo refinement as final project accounting becomes available. Observers must separate these grant-based outflows from ordinary financial investments abroad, since these transfers involve no expectation of commercial return or asset acquisition.
Frequently asked questions
- Do outgoing international cooperation funds include repayable foreign loans?
- No, loans extended to foreign entities are treated as financial transactions rather than unrequited current transfers.
- How do policy updates affect quarterly figures in this series?
- Changes in foreign policy commitments or emergency humanitarian responses can cause rapid, irregular fluctuations in payout totals.
- Can these outgoing transfers be compared directly to domestic public spending totals?
- While they form part of total expenditures, they represent cross-border resource transfers rather than domestic goods, services, or welfare payments.