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France
Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product

Global rank#53out of 147 countries
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Historical trend

5.44.53.62.71.8196019922024France · 2024: 2.05%France

Analytical takeaways

  • France records 2.05% for Military expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #53 globally out of 147 countries.
  • Military expenditure (% of GDP) declined from 5.43% in 1960 to 2.05% in 2024, a decrease of 3.38%.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

Comparison

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