Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in France
France: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita was 43.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in France, 1980–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in France is 43.8%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in France peaked at 46.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 39.9%, in 1980.
France ranks 1st of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in France, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 39.9% | — |
| 1981 | 40.0% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 40.9% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 41.4% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 42.4% | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 42.5% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 42.1% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 42.6% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 41.8% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 41.5% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 41.5% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 41.9% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 41.9% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 43.0% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 43.1% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 42.7% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 43.8% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 44.0% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 43.8% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 44.5% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 43.7% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 43.5% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 42.9% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 42.7% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 42.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 43.1% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 43.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 42.9% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 42.7% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 42.1% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 42.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 43.3% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 44.5% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 45.3% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 45.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 45.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 45.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 46.2% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 46.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 45.0% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 45.2% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 45.1% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 45.8% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 43.8% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.5% | 39.9% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.0% | 41.5% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 42.1% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.9% | 42.2% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 43.8% | 45.8% | 4 |
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- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) -0.6179 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1269 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 6,218 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual -0.6178 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 0.1191 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 5,833 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 6.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7085 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in France?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in France was 43.8% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.9% in 1980.
- How does France rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- France ranks 1st out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.