Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal in France
France: Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal was 17.76 Percentage of taxable income in 2025. ▼ Falling
Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal in France, 2017–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of taxable income.
Analysis
In 2025, effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in France stood at 17.76 Percentage of taxable income.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in France peaked at 25.51 Percentage of taxable income in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15 Percentage of taxable income, in 2021.
France ranks 70th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Effective tax rates - Corporate tax statistics — Effective marginal in France, year by year
| Year | Percentage of taxable income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.81 Percentage of taxable income | — |
| 2018 | 24.74 Percentage of taxable income | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 25.51 Percentage of taxable income | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 23.4 Percentage of taxable income | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 15 Percentage of taxable income | -35.9% |
| 2022 | 16.38 Percentage of taxable income | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 18.96 Percentage of taxable income | +15.7% |
| 2024 | 18.59 Percentage of taxable income | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 17.76 Percentage of taxable income | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.69 Percentage of taxable income | 23.81 Percentage of taxable income | 25.51 Percentage of taxable income | 3 |
| 2020s | 18.35 Percentage of taxable income | 15 Percentage of taxable income | 23.4 Percentage of taxable income | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 67 Slovenia 19.34 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 68 Panama 19.3 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 69 Canada 18.03 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 71 Paraguay 17.05 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 72 Lithuania 17.02 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 73 Thailand 16.18 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 80.27 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,168 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 73.03 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 40.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,063 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 51.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in France?
- Effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal in France was 17.76 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 marginal recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 25.51 Percentage of taxable income in 2019.
- What is the lowest effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 Percentage of taxable income in 2021.
- How does France rank for effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal?
- France ranks 70th out of 99 countries with data for 2025.
- Is effective tax rates - corporate tax statistics — effective marginal rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. 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 marginal 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.