Estonia vs France: Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top

Estonia
0.3115 Factor of average annual wage
in 2025
France
12.94 Factor of average annual wage
in 2025
Estonia rank
6th
France rank
5th

Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top over time

  • Estonia
  • France
051015200020122025

How they compare

France currently reports 12.94 Factor of average annual wage against 0.3115 Factor of average annual wage in Estonia, a difference of 12.63 Factor of average annual wage.

That makes France's figure about 41.5 times Estonia's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

Estonia ranks 6th and France ranks 5th of 7 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia France Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1768 Factor of average annual wage 2.78 Factor of average annual wage 2.61 Factor of average annual wage France
2010s 0.1997 Factor of average annual wage 12.36 Factor of average annual wage 12.16 Factor of average annual wage France
2020s 0.3301 Factor of average annual wage 14.02 Factor of average annual wage 13.69 Factor of average annual wage France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top, Estonia or France?
France, at 12.94 Factor of average annual wage against 0.3115 Factor of average annual wage in Estonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top between Estonia and France?
12.63 Factor of average annual wage, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and France?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Estonia and France rank globally for personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top?
Estonia ranks 6th and France ranks 5th of 7 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top statutory personal income tax rate earnings threshold. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top statutory personal income tax rate earnings threshold
Unit
Factor of average annual wage
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
38 places, 988 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed

A single person without dependants based on the earnings level where the top statutory personal income tax rate first applies. The marginal tax rates are derived on the basis of a unit increase in gross wage earnings at the threshold. Related topics: Taxing Wages, Labour taxation, Tax wedge decomposition, Average wage, Income, Household