France's action in Europe and worldwide — External action of the State · Budget

Diplomatic network, international contributions, support functions…: the largest of the 3 parts of “External action of the State”.

2.7bn€

voted for 2026 in the State budget (budget act)

< 1% of the State budget voted for 2026

Year by year

Spent in 20242.1bn€

Spent in 20252.6bn€

Voted for 20262.7bn€

Diplomatic network29%779M€

International contributions24%660M€

Support functions11%301M€

Staff contributing to the "Providing quality public services to French nationals abroad" action8%208M€

Personnel expenditure contributing to the "Solidarity with developing countries" programme6%172M€

Action européenne6%172M€

Coordination of diplomatic action5%135M€

Security and defence cooperation4%118M€

2 more lines, from 91 M€ to 64 M€

Personnel expenditure contributing to the "Cultural diplomacy and influence" programme3%91M€

Staff contributing to the "Processing of visa applications" action2%64M€