France output: public admin, education, health
France output: public admin, education, health stood at 758,549 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 Annual national accounts table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 1949 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Annual national accounts table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Output at basic prices | |||||||||||
| Public administration, education, health and social work | 758,549 | 742,125 | 713,968 | 680,040 | 648,593 | 604,259 | 599,923 | 588,149 | 578,384 | 562,635 | |
| Other service activities | 146,156 | 145,445 | 135,052 | 124,338 | 104,483 | 95,608 | 110,569 | 106,835 | 104,619 | 100,783 |
Understanding france output: public admin, education, health
Public administration, education, human health, and social work output measures the aggregate basic-price production of government-provided and publicly funded non-market services. This scope covers general government administration, defense, public education, hospital care, residential care, and social assistance programs. Market-based private enterprises operating in these fields are also captured, but non-market output evaluated on the basis of production costs dominates the total. Financial intermediation and commercial manufacturing are excluded.
Interpreting this non-market series requires keeping in mind that output is frequently estimated from input costs such as labor compensation rather than direct market sales. Revisions often align with public sector budget realizations, administrative audits, and healthcare utilization records. Analysts comparing this series with market-driven branches should note that conventional profit and productivity metrics apply differently to public services.
Frequently asked questions
- How is output calculated for non-market public services?
- Output is largely estimated on the basis of total production costs, including labor and intermediate consumption.
- Does this series cover both public and private healthcare and education?
- Yes, it aggregates educational, health, and social work services regardless of whether they are publicly or privately provided.
- Why do standard productivity measures behave differently in this sector?
- The cost-based valuation of non-market output can obscure direct quality or volume gains in service delivery.