By 2021, the French general government had spent more than 23 billion euros on police services, while the European Union had spent nearly 135 billion. In both cases, this is a substantial increase since 2001, when the EU's expenditure was less than 75 billion euros, and France's was about 13.5 billion euros. More information on public spending in France can be found here.
General government expenditure on police services in France and in the European Union from 1995 to 2021
(in million euros)
Characteristic
European Union
France
2021*
135,640.1
23,491
2020
131,609.5
23,078
2019
127,176.6
22,897
2018
122,966
22,001
2017
117,936.6
21,520
2016
114,126.8
20,819
2015
111,728.6
20,321
2014
109,304.2
20,048
2013
108,245.2
19,793
2012
106,554.4
19,432
2011
107,580.3
19,529
2010
108,045.4
19,407
2009
104,947.9
18,860
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Expenditure in million eurosEuropean UnionFrance199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021*
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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 police services in France and in the European Union from 1995 to 2021 (in million euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367966/government-expenditure-police-services-france-eu/
Eurostat. "General government expenditure on police services in France and in the European Union from 1995 to 2021 (in million euros)." Chart. July 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367966/government-expenditure-police-services-france-eu/
Eurostat. (2024). General government expenditure on police services in France and in the European Union from 1995 to 2021 (in million euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367966/government-expenditure-police-services-france-eu/
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General government expenditure on police services in France and in the European Union from 1995 to 2021 (in million euros) [Graph], Eurostat, July 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1367966/government-expenditure-police-services-france-eu/
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