France vs United Kingdom: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time
- France
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 436,798 National currency against 359,026 National currency in France, a difference of 77,772 National currency.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was United Kingdom ahead.
France ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 15th of 30 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 113,107 National currency | 111,069 National currency | 2,038 National currency | France |
| 2000s | 181,818 National currency | 172,759 National currency | 9,060 National currency | France |
| 2010s | 249,031 National currency | 221,494 National currency | 27,537 National currency | France |
| 2020s | 332,150 National currency | 335,637 National currency | 3,487 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 — taxes on, France or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 436,798 National currency against 359,026 National currency in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between France and United Kingdom?
- 77,772 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 — taxes on?
- France ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 15th of 30 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on income. 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