France vs United Kingdom: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total tax

France
1.27 million National currency
in 2024
United Kingdom
1.13 million National currency
in 2025
France rank
14th
United Kingdom rank
15th

Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total tax over time

  • France
  • United Kingdom
250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M199520102025

How they compare

France currently reports 1.27 million National currency against 1.13 million National currency in United Kingdom, a difference of 138,340 National currency.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

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

France ranks 14th and United Kingdom ranks 15th of 30 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 565,904 National currency 297,488 National currency 268,416 National currency France
2000s 746,198 National currency 462,350 National currency 283,848 National currency France
2010s 993,227 National currency 654,666 National currency 338,561 National currency France
2020s 1.18 million National currency 921,511 National currency 261,829 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 — total tax, France or United Kingdom?
France, at 1.27 million National currency against 1.13 million National currency in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total tax between France and United Kingdom?
138,340 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 — total tax?
France ranks 14th 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 — Total tax receipts and actual social contributions. 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 — Total tax receipts and actual social contributions
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
39 places, 1,195 data points, 1970–2025
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