France vs United Kingdom: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Current
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Current over time
- France
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 507,296 National currency against 366,049 National currency in France, a difference of 141,247 National currency.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.4 times France's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was United Kingdom ahead.
France ranks 17th and United Kingdom ranks 16th of 31 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 127,820 National currency | 128,538 National currency | 717.36 National currency | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 198,606 National currency | 201,486 National currency | 2,880 National currency | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 274,439 National currency | 265,853 National currency | 8,586 National currency | France |
| 2020s | 342,461 National currency | 394,577 National currency | 52,116 National currency | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — current, France or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 507,296 National currency against 366,049 National currency in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — current between France and United Kingdom?
- 141,247 National currency, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — current?
- France ranks 17th and United Kingdom ranks 16th of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Current taxes on income, wealth, etc.. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This table presents taxes and social contribution receipts for General Government and its sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security, as well as for institutions of the European Union. Total tax receipts comprise taxes on production and imports, current taxes on income wealth etc. and capital taxes. Social contribution receipts comprise actual and imputed social contributions. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE10 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org