Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective average in France
France: Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective average was 23.4 Percentage of taxable income in 2025. ▼ Falling
Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective average in France, 2017–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of taxable income.
Analysis
The most recent figure for effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average in France is 23.4 Percentage of taxable income, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average in France peaked at 30.34 Percentage of taxable income in 2019 and was at its lowest, 23.4 Percentage of taxable income, in 2025.
France ranks 54th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective average in France, year by year
| Year | Percentage of taxable income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 29.2 Percentage of taxable income | — |
| 2018 | 29.83 Percentage of taxable income | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 30.34 Percentage of taxable income | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 28.53 Percentage of taxable income | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 24.96 Percentage of taxable income | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 23.66 Percentage of taxable income | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 24.11 Percentage of taxable income | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 23.86 Percentage of taxable income | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 23.4 Percentage of taxable income | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.79 Percentage of taxable income | 29.2 Percentage of taxable income | 30.34 Percentage of taxable income | 3 |
| 2020s | 24.75 Percentage of taxable income | 23.4 Percentage of taxable income | 28.53 Percentage of taxable income | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 51 Sweden 23.76 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 52 Argentina 23.73 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 53 Ecuador 23.48 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 55 Canada 23.39 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 56 Netherlands 23.31 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 57 South Africa 23.05 Percentage of taxable income compare
More economy & growth data for France
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.34 Percent per annum (2029)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 0.4788 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 23,455 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.3707 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.4343 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 21,276 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 6.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7847 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average in France?
- Effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average in France was 23.4 Percentage of taxable income in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 30.34 Percentage of taxable income in 2019.
- What is the lowest effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4 Percentage of taxable income in 2025.
- How does France rank for effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average?
- France ranks 54th out of 99 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective average rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective average tax rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table reports synthetic tax policy indicators calculated on the basis of a prospective, hypothetical investment project. Unlike backward-looking ETRs, they do not incorporate any information about firms' actual tax payments.The OECD methodology has been described in detail in the OECD Taxation Working Paper No. 38 (Hanappi, 2018). Further methodological information is available in the explanatory annex.