France government consumption expenditure at current prices
France government consumption expenditure at current prices stood at 183,494 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 Quarterly GDP and value added 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 Quarterly GDP and value added table
| Indicator | Q2-2026 | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | |
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| Consumption expenditures of general government - Total - Values at current prices - SA-WDA series | 183,494 | 182,044 | 181,219 | 180,599 | 179,426 | 178,820 | 177,903 | 176,906 | 176,018 | 174,916 | |
| Consumption expenditures of general government - Total - Volumes chained at previous year prices - SA-WDA series | 168,174 | 167,515 | 167,037 | 166,625 | 165,838 | 165,487 | 165,579 | 165,327 | 165,012 | 164,795 |
Understanding france government consumption expenditure at current prices
General government final outlays are recorded in this nominal metric, capturing the total market value of goods and services produced or purchased by public administrations for direct community provision or individual household use. The scope encompasses public sector employee compensation, intermediate consumption of goods and services, and social transfers in kind, while excluding transfer payments like unemployment benefits or pensions that do not involve direct resource absorption. Valuation relies on actual transaction prices current during the reference period.
Evaluating this nominal series necessitates separating genuine expansion in public service delivery from general cost increases within the public sector. Because figures are unadjusted for price changes, comparisons across periods reflect both volume shifts and wage or material inflation. Analysts should examine this alongside its volume counterpart to isolate price dynamics, and contrast it with private consumption metrics to assess the relative public share of overall final demand.
Frequently asked questions
- What transactions are excluded from government consumption expenditure?
- Transfer payments such as pensions, social security benefits, and debt interest are excluded because they redistribute income rather than consume goods and services.
- How does nominal government consumption differ from its volume equivalent?
- The nominal series reflects actual current prices paid, combining service expansion and price inflation, whereas the volume series removes price changes.
- Does this series include public investment outlays?
- No, capital expenditures like infrastructure construction are recorded under gross fixed capital formation rather than current consumption.