In 2021, the French general government had spent more than 42 billion euros on public order and safety, while the European Union had spent more than 253 billion. In both cases, this is a substantial increase since 1995, when the EU's expenditure was less than 102 billion euros, and France's was about 18.2 billion euros. More information on public spending in France can be found here.
General government expenditure on public order and safety in France and in the European Union from 1995 to 2021
(in million euors)
Characteristic
European Union
France
2021*
253,237
42,575
2020
243,960.7
40,929
2019
235,112.1
39,910
2018
225,606.1
38,360
2017
216,063.6
37,529
2016
209,454.7
36,399
2015
206,142.2
35,669
2014
200,700.9
35,099
2013
199,412.6
34,546
2012
195,132.7
33,949
2011
196,609
33,697
2010
194,966.4
33,578
2009
189,266.4
32,186
2008
184,262
30,654
2007
174,354
28,333
2006
165,310.3
27,286
2005
158,051.2
26,618
2004
151,509.5
26,043
2003
148,119.2
25,428
2002
141,929.9
24,250
2001
133,548.8
22,249
2000
124,563.5
20,062
1999
119,724.9
19,734
1998
115,742
18,946.1
1997
110,588.5
18,319.9
1996
108,433.2
18,588.7
1995
101,913.5
18,208.8
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General government sector defined in ESA 2010 (paragraph 2.111) as including "institutional units which are non-market producers whose output is intended for individual and collective consumption, and are financed by compulsory payments made by units belonging to other sectors, and institutional units principally engaged in the redistribution of national income and wealth" .
The data refers to Section [COFOG] of the Eurostat Database Statistic, online data code [GOV_10A_EXP]
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Eurostat. (July 22, 2024). General government expenditure on public order and safety in France and in the European Union from 1995 to 2021 (in million euors) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367980/government-expenditure-public-order-and-safety-france-eu/
Eurostat. "General government expenditure on public order and safety in France and in the European Union from 1995 to 2021 (in million euors)." Chart. July 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367980/government-expenditure-public-order-and-safety-france-eu/
Eurostat. (2024). General government expenditure on public order and safety in France and in the European Union from 1995 to 2021 (in million euors). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367980/government-expenditure-public-order-and-safety-france-eu/
Eurostat. "General Government Expenditure on Public Order and Safety in France and in The European Union from 1995 to 2021 (in Million Euors)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367980/government-expenditure-public-order-and-safety-france-eu/
Eurostat, General government expenditure on public order and safety in France and in the European Union from 1995 to 2021 (in million euors) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367980/government-expenditure-public-order-and-safety-france-eu/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
General government expenditure on public order and safety in France and in the European Union from 1995 to 2021 (in million euors) [Graph], Eurostat, July 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367980/government-expenditure-public-order-and-safety-france-eu/
