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
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
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.