France vs United Kingdom: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on

France
19,225 National currency
in 2024
United Kingdom
9,012 National currency
in 2025
France rank
3rd
United Kingdom rank
6th

Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time

  • France
  • United Kingdom
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k199520102025

How they compare

France currently reports 19,225 National currency against 9,012 National currency in United Kingdom, a difference of 10,213 National currency.

That makes France's figure about 2.1 times United Kingdom's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 3rd and United Kingdom ranks 6th of 25 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s 5,326 National currency 1,004 National currency 4,323 National currency France
2000s 7,180 National currency 2,186 National currency 4,994 National currency France
2010s 12,806 National currency 4,079 National currency 8,727 National currency France
2020s 17,189 National currency 7,461 National currency 9,728 National currency France

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?
France, at 19,225 National currency against 9,012 National currency in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between France and United Kingdom?
10,213 National currency, with France 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 3rd and United Kingdom ranks 6th of 25 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 insurance premiums. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on insurance premiums
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
31 places, 923 data points, 1975–2025
Last refreshed

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