France vs Iceland: Tax revenue

France
22.8%
in 2024
Iceland
23.2%
in 2023
France rank
31st
Iceland rank
29th

Tax revenue over time

  • France
  • Iceland
010203040197219982024

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 23.2% against 22.8% in France, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Iceland ahead.

France ranks 31st and Iceland ranks 29th of 157 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Iceland Difference Ahead
1970s 18.6% 21.5% 2.9% Iceland
1980s 19.6% 20.8% 1.1% Iceland
1990s 20.3% 22.5% 2.3% Iceland
2000s 22.5% 23.9% 1.4% Iceland
2010s 23.2% 23.5% 0.3% Iceland
2020s 24.1% 22.1% 2.0% France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, France or Iceland?
Iceland, at 23.2% against 22.8% in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in tax revenue between France and Iceland?
0.4%, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Iceland?
52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do France and Iceland rank globally for tax revenue?
France ranks 31st and Iceland ranks 29th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,672 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.