What is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in France?

Tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in France was 0.865 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in France?

The highest recorded value was 0.89 in 2012.

What is the lowest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in France?

The lowest recorded value was 0.082 in 1941.

How does France rank for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index?

France ranks 9th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in France?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this France data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in France

Name: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in France
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

France: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 0.865 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.865

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

9th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.89

in 2012

All-time low

0.082

in 1941

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in France, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

France recorded 0.865 for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in France peaked at 0.89 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.082, in 1941.

France ranks 9th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in France, year by year

Annual values for Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in France, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.256	—
1790	0.263	+2.7%
1791	0.233	-11.4%
1792	0.246	+5.6%
1793	0.275	+11.8%
1794	0.275	+0.0%
1795	0.268	-2.5%
1796	0.269	+0.4%
1797	0.269	+0.0%
1798	0.269	+0.0%
1799	0.269	+0.0%
1800	0.118	-56.1%
1801	0.118	+0.0%
1802	0.118	+0.0%
1803	0.118	+0.0%
1804	0.118	+0.0%
1805	0.118	+0.0%
1806	0.118	+0.0%
1807	0.118	+0.0%
1808	0.118	+0.0%
1809	0.118	+0.0%
1810	0.118	+0.0%
1811	0.118	+0.0%
1812	0.118	+0.0%
1813	0.118	+0.0%
1814	0.093	-21.2%
1815	0.183	+96.8%
1816	0.185	+1.1%
1817	0.184	-0.5%
1818	0.184	+0.0%
1819	0.185	+0.5%
1820	0.13	-29.7%
1821	0.186	+43.1%
1822	0.176	-5.4%
1823	0.176	+0.0%
1824	0.174	-1.1%
1825	0.174	+0.0%
1826	0.174	+0.0%
1827	0.174	+0.0%
1828	0.173	-0.6%
1829	0.173	+0.0%
1830	0.205	+18.5%
1831	0.206	+0.5%
1832	0.206	+0.0%
1833	0.206	+0.0%
1834	0.206	+0.0%
1835	0.206	+0.0%
1836	0.206	+0.0%
1837	0.206	+0.0%
1838	0.206	+0.0%
1839	0.205	-0.5%
1840	0.205	+0.0%
1841	0.205	+0.0%
1842	0.206	+0.5%
1843	0.207	+0.5%
1844	0.207	+0.0%
1845	0.207	+0.0%
1846	0.207	+0.0%
1847	0.206	-0.5%
1848	0.398	+93.2%
1849	0.479	+20.4%
1850	0.479	+0.0%
1851	0.294	-38.6%
1852	0.161	-45.2%
1853	0.175	+8.7%
1854	0.175	+0.0%
1855	0.175	+0.0%
1856	0.175	+0.0%
1857	0.175	+0.0%
1858	0.175	+0.0%
1859	0.175	+0.0%
1860	0.175	+0.0%
1861	0.197	+12.6%
1862	0.203	+3.0%
1863	0.202	-0.5%
1864	0.202	+0.0%
1865	0.202	+0.0%
1866	0.202	+0.0%
1867	0.202	+0.0%
1868	0.202	+0.0%
1869	0.203	+0.5%
1870	0.319	+57.1%
1871	0.449	+40.8%
1872	0.48	+6.9%
1873	0.48	+0.0%
1874	0.505	+5.2%
1875	0.505	+0.0%
1876	0.508	+0.6%
1877	0.509	+0.2%
1878	0.522	+2.6%
1879	0.538	+3.1%
1880	0.548	+1.9%
1881	0.547	-0.2%
1882	0.545	-0.4%
1883	0.545	+0.0%
1884	0.545	+0.0%
1885	0.546	+0.2%
1886	0.547	+0.2%
1887	0.547	+0.0%
1888	0.547	+0.0%
1889	0.546	-0.2%
1890	0.545	-0.2%
1891	0.545	+0.0%
1892	0.545	+0.0%
1893	0.541	-0.7%
1894	0.542	+0.2%
1895	0.542	+0.0%
1896	0.542	+0.0%
1897	0.542	+0.0%
1898	0.551	+1.7%
1899	0.55	-0.2%
1900	0.555	+0.9%
1901	0.562	+1.3%
1902	0.561	-0.2%
1903	0.561	+0.0%
1904	0.561	+0.0%
1905	0.561	+0.0%
1906	0.56	-0.2%
1907	0.559	-0.2%
1908	0.559	+0.0%
1909	0.559	+0.0%
1910	0.564	+0.9%
1911	0.566	+0.4%
1912	0.566	+0.0%
1913	0.566	+0.0%
1914	0.512	-9.5%
1915	0.513	+0.2%
1916	0.513	+0.0%
1917	0.513	+0.0%
1918	0.519	+1.2%
1919	0.533	+2.7%
1920	0.566	+6.2%
1921	0.566	+0.0%
1922	0.566	+0.0%
1923	0.566	+0.0%
1924	0.564	-0.4%
1925	0.56	-0.7%
1926	0.56	+0.0%
1927	0.56	+0.0%
1928	0.561	+0.2%
1929	0.561	+0.0%
1930	0.561	+0.0%
1931	0.561	+0.0%
1932	0.56	-0.2%
1933	0.56	+0.0%
1934	0.559	-0.2%
1935	0.557	-0.4%
1936	0.552	-0.9%
1937	0.552	+0.0%
1938	0.552	+0.0%
1939	0.534	-3.3%
1940	0.186	-65.2%
1941	0.082	-55.9%
1942	0.082	+0.0%
1943	0.082	+0.0%
1944	0.084	+2.4%
1945	0.208	+147.6%
1946	0.362	+74.0%
1947	0.705	+94.8%
1948	0.737	+4.5%
1949	0.737	+0.0%
1950	0.747	+1.4%
1951	0.748	+0.1%
1952	0.748	+0.0%
1953	0.748	+0.0%
1954	0.722	-3.5%
1955	0.736	+1.9%
1956	0.743	+1.0%
1957	0.751	+1.1%
1958	0.754	+0.4%
1959	0.747	-0.9%
1960	0.748	+0.1%
1961	0.748	+0.0%
1962	0.749	+0.1%
1963	0.775	+3.5%
1964	0.775	+0.0%
1965	0.775	+0.0%
1966	0.775	+0.0%
1967	0.782	+0.9%
1968	0.78	-0.3%
1969	0.805	+3.2%
1970	0.829	+3.0%
1971	0.835	+0.7%
1972	0.828	-0.8%
1973	0.84	+1.4%
1974	0.844	+0.5%
1975	0.852	+0.9%
1976	0.852	+0.0%
1977	0.852	+0.0%
1978	0.854	+0.2%
1979	0.854	+0.0%
1980	0.854	+0.0%
1981	0.862	+0.9%
1982	0.867	+0.6%
1983	0.867	+0.0%
1984	0.867	+0.0%
1985	0.867	+0.0%
1986	0.864	-0.3%
1987	0.864	+0.0%
1988	0.874	+1.2%
1989	0.875	+0.1%
1990	0.875	+0.0%
1991	0.875	+0.0%
1992	0.875	+0.0%
1993	0.875	+0.0%
1994	0.875	+0.0%
1995	0.869	-0.7%
1996	0.874	+0.6%
1997	0.874	+0.0%
1998	0.873	-0.1%
1999	0.873	+0.0%
2000	0.873	+0.0%
2001	0.873	+0.0%
2002	0.874	+0.1%
2003	0.874	+0.0%
2004	0.874	+0.0%
2005	0.874	+0.0%
2006	0.874	+0.0%
2007	0.877	+0.3%
2008	0.885	+0.9%
2009	0.885	+0.0%
2010	0.885	+0.0%
2011	0.887	+0.2%
2012	0.89	+0.3%
2013	0.89	+0.0%
2014	0.889	-0.1%
2015	0.883	-0.7%
2016	0.883	+0.0%
2017	0.886	+0.3%
2018	0.874	-1.4%
2019	0.866	-0.9%
2020	0.866	+0.0%
2021	0.868	+0.2%
2022	0.875	+0.8%
2023	0.871	-0.5%
2024	0.864	-0.8%
2025	0.865	+0.1%

France compared with similar countries

France's 0.865 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.786, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
France's 0.865 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.737, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1945	+147.6%	0.084	0.208
1815	+96.8%	0.093	0.183
1947	+94.8%	0.362	0.705
1848	+93.2%	0.206	0.398
1946	+74.0%	0.208	0.362
1940	-65.2%	0.534	0.186

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.256	0.256	0.256	1
1790s	0.2636	0.233	0.275	10
1800s	0.118	0.118	0.118	10
1810s	0.1486	0.093	0.185	10
1820s	0.171	0.13	0.186	10
1830s	0.2058	0.205	0.206	10
1840s	0.2527	0.205	0.479	10
1850s	0.2159	0.161	0.479	10
1860s	0.199	0.175	0.203	10
1870s	0.4815	0.319	0.538	10
1880s	0.5463	0.545	0.548	10
1890s	0.5445	0.541	0.551	10
1900s	0.5598	0.555	0.562	10
1910s	0.5365	0.512	0.566	10
1920s	0.563	0.56	0.566	10
1930s	0.5548	0.534	0.561	10
1940s	0.3265	0.082	0.737	10
1950s	0.7444	0.722	0.754	10
1960s	0.7712	0.748	0.805	10
1970s	0.844	0.828	0.854	10
1980s	0.8661	0.854	0.875	10
1990s	0.8738	0.869	0.875	10
2000s	0.8763	0.873	0.885	10
2010s	0.8833	0.866	0.89	10
2020s	0.8682	0.864	0.875	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in France?: Tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in France was 0.865 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in France?: The highest recorded value was 0.89 in 2012.
What is the lowest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in France?: The lowest recorded value was 0.082 in 1941.
How does France rank for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index?: France ranks 9th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in France?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this France data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.