Australia vs France: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total

Australia
42,267 National currency
in 2024
France
57,972 National currency
in 2024
Australia rank
5th
France rank
4th

Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total over time

  • Australia
  • France
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k60.0k199520092024

How they compare

France currently reports 57,972 National currency against 42,267 National currency in Australia, a difference of 15,705 National currency.

That makes France's figure about 1.4 times Australia's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 5th and France ranks 4th of 23 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia France Difference Ahead
1990s 8,526 National currency 15,839 National currency 7,312 National currency France
2000s 12,842 National currency 21,206 National currency 8,364 National currency France
2010s 22,300 National currency 35,753 National currency 13,453 National currency France
2020s 34,025 National currency 51,594 National currency 17,570 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, Australia or France?
France, at 57,972 National currency against 42,267 National currency in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total between Australia and France?
15,705 National currency, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and France?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Australia and France rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — total?
Australia ranks 5th and France ranks 4th of 23 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Total wage bill and payroll taxes. 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 wage bill and payroll taxes
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
31 places, 925 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