In 2019, the average disposable income in France reached over 38,400 euros. According to the source, the average annual disposable income in France picked in 2011, at 38,790 euros. In 2020, the total gross disposable income of French households reached about 1,495 billion euros, compared to 1,291.9 billion euros in 2011.
French households’ disposable income
The disposable income of a household includes income from work (net of social contributions), income from wealth, transfers from other households and social benefits (including pensions and unemployment benefits), net of direct taxes. Thus, the average annual household disposable income in France has been oscillating between 33,640 and 38,790 euros. From 2016 to 2020, the change in the gross disposable income of French households has always been positive. France was one of the European countries with the highest household disposable income in 2019.
Households spending in France
In 2021, the household consumption spending as a share of GDP in France reached 52.67 percent. French households spent over 145 billion euros for food in 2016. Two years later, in 2018, in a survey conducted by BVA, most of responding French declared that they spent between 50 and 149 euros on food per week. Regarding other expense areas, recreational and cultural services households’ expenditure represented more than 32 billion euros. However, a lot of middle-income households in France stated having difficulties to make ends meet in 2017.
Average annual household disposable income in France from 1996 to 2019
(in euros)
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