France vs United Kingdom: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Value
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Value over time
- France
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 210,476 National currency against 206,332 National currency in France, a difference of 4,144 National currency.
Across all 30 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 13th and United Kingdom ranks 12th of 29 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 | 98,655 National currency | 54,593 National currency | 44,062 National currency | France |
| 2000s | 122,430 National currency | 80,760 National currency | 41,670 National currency | France |
| 2010s | 152,555 National currency | 129,502 National currency | 23,052 National currency | France |
| 2020s | 191,819 National currency | 174,873 National currency | 16,945 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 — value, France or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 210,476 National currency against 206,332 National currency in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — value between France and United Kingdom?
- 4,144 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 — value?
- France ranks 13th and United Kingdom ranks 12th of 29 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Value added type taxes. 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