France vs OECD average country: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues over time
- France
- OECD average country
How they compare
France currently reports 43.46 Percentage of GDP against 34.06 Percentage of GDP in OECD average country, a difference of 9.4 Percentage of GDP.
That makes France's figure about 1.3 times OECD average country's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 2nd and OECD average country ranks 1st of 135 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | OECD average country | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.03 Percentage of GDP | 32.02 Percentage of GDP | 11.01 Percentage of GDP | France |
| 2000s | 43 Percentage of GDP | 32.4 Percentage of GDP | 10.6 Percentage of GDP | France |
| 2010s | 44.88 Percentage of GDP | 32.78 Percentage of GDP | 12.09 Percentage of GDP | France |
| 2020s | 44.69 Percentage of GDP | 33.85 Percentage of GDP | 10.85 Percentage of GDP | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues, France or OECD average country?
- France, at 43.46 Percentage of GDP against 34.06 Percentage of GDP in OECD average country as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues between France and OECD average country?
- 9.4 Percentage of GDP, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and OECD average country?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do France and OECD average country rank globally for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
- France ranks 2nd and OECD average country ranks 1st of 135 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Internationally comparable tax revenue data from countries included in Global Revenue Statistics, presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax revenue, as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.