Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues in France
France: Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues was 43.46 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues in France, 1965–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues in France is 43.46 Percentage of GDP, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues in France peaked at 46.24 Percentage of GDP in 2017 and was at its lowest, 33.43 Percentage of GDP, in 1971.
France ranks 2nd of 35 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues in France, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 33.93 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 1966 | 33.72 Percentage of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 34.08 Percentage of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 34.21 Percentage of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 34.85 Percentage of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 34.01 Percentage of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 33.43 Percentage of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 33.9 Percentage of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 33.9 Percentage of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 34.01 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 35.35 Percentage of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 37.23 Percentage of GDP | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 37.19 Percentage of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 37.16 Percentage of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 38.57 Percentage of GDP | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 39.91 Percentage of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 40.05 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 40.87 Percentage of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 41.37 Percentage of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 42.37 Percentage of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 42.5 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 42.07 Percentage of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 42.61 Percentage of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 41.76 Percentage of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 41.5 Percentage of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 41.55 Percentage of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 41.89 Percentage of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 41.93 Percentage of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 43.02 Percentage of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 43.07 Percentage of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 42.7 Percentage of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 43.83 Percentage of GDP | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 43.96 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 43.8 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 44.52 Percentage of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 43.67 Percentage of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 43.55 Percentage of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 42.85 Percentage of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 42.66 Percentage of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 42.82 Percentage of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 43.14 Percentage of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 43.52 Percentage of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 42.92 Percentage of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 42.74 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 42.11 Percentage of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 42.24 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 43.32 Percentage of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 44.46 Percentage of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 45.33 Percentage of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 45.41 Percentage of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 45.36 Percentage of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 45.4 Percentage of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 46.24 Percentage of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 46.02 Percentage of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 45.02 Percentage of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 45.24 Percentage of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 45.06 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 45.86 Percentage of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 43.85 Percentage of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 43.46 Percentage of GDP | -0.9% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 43.46 Percentage of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 35.23 Percentage of GDP, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- France's 43.46 Percentage of GDP is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 38.02 Percentage of GDP, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.16 Percentage of GDP | 33.72 Percentage of GDP | 34.85 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
| 1970s | 35.48 Percentage of GDP | 33.43 Percentage of GDP | 38.57 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.5 Percentage of GDP | 39.91 Percentage of GDP | 42.61 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.03 Percentage of GDP | 41.55 Percentage of GDP | 44.52 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 43 Percentage of GDP | 42.11 Percentage of GDP | 43.67 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.88 Percentage of GDP | 42.24 Percentage of GDP | 46.24 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.69 Percentage of GDP | 43.46 Percentage of GDP | 45.86 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
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- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -16.17 % change on previous year (2025)
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- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0112 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 549.07 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.851 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0082 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 400.93 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues in France?
- Revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues in France was 43.46 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 46.24 Percentage of GDP in 2017.
- What is the lowest revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.43 Percentage of GDP in 1971.
- How does France rank for revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues?
- France ranks 2nd out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Internationally comparable tax revenue data for OECD countries presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax or non-tax revenues 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.