France vs IDA only: Tax revenue (% of GDP)
France
22.8%
in 2024
IDA only
10.5%
in 2021
France rank
31st
IDA only rank
29th
Tax revenue (% of GDP) over time
- France
- IDA only
How they compare
France currently reports 22.8% against 10.5% in IDA only, a difference of 12.3%.
That makes France's figure about 2.2 times IDA only's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 31st and IDA only ranks 29th of 157 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | IDA only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.7% | 9.6% | 11.1% | France |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 10.3% | 12.9% | France |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 10.4% | 14.0% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, France or IDA only?
- France, at 22.8% against 10.5% in IDA only as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between France and IDA only?
- 12.3%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and IDA only?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2021.
- How do France and IDA only rank globally for tax revenue?
- France ranks 31st and IDA only 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.