France general government land transport expenditure, nominal
France general government land transport expenditure, nominal stood at 5,221 EUR million in 2025, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Final consumption by function (annual) table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 1959 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Final consumption by function (annual) table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General government, current prices | |||||||||||
| Final consumption expenditure - Land transport and transport via pipelines | 5,221 | 5,124 | 4,854 | 4,487 | 4,177 | 3,499 | 3,910 | 3,874 | 3,710 | 3,620 | |
| Final consumption expenditure - Air transport | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Understanding france general government land transport expenditure, nominal
Nominal current-price accounting measures general government outlays directed toward domestic land transport and pipeline conveyance services. Public bodies incur these costs when procuring logistical operations, official vehicle transit, and infrastructural moving functions that do not fall under household purchase categories. This category specifically excludes private automotive acquisitions, fuel purchases for personal driving, and rail tickets bought by individual citizens for personal travel.
Interpreting figures requires accounting for potential public sector administrative realignments and shifts in procurement contracts for official transit. Analysts should compare annual totals carefully, keeping in mind that current-price valuations absorb inflation directly without applying volume deflation. When evaluating long-horizon trajectories, observers must verify whether agency reclassifications altered the boundary between government intermediate consumption and final expenditure.
Frequently asked questions
- What types of transit are included in general government land transport expenditure?
- The metric covers public sector purchases of land-based transit services, official conveyance, and pipeline operations incurred directly by governmental bodies.
- Does this series include personal vehicle purchases made by citizens?
- No, private car purchases and individual household commuting costs belong to separate household expenditure classifications rather than public sector consumption.
- Why are these figures reported in current prices?
- Current prices reflect the actual monetary outlays spent during each specific period without adjusting for general price level changes or inflation.