France vs Korea: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes)
France
53.8%
in 2024
Korea
54.8%
in 2024
France rank
26th
Korea rank
24th
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes) over time
- France
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 54.8% against 53.8% in France, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Korea ahead.
France ranks 26th and Korea ranks 24th of 153 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.2% | 29.1% | 3.2% | France |
| 1980s | 35.1% | 30.0% | 5.1% | France |
| 1990s | 37.7% | 38.1% | 0.5% | Korea |
| 2000s | 46.4% | 41.3% | 5.0% | France |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 48.9% | 0.6% | Korea |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 56.0% | 3.5% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, France or Korea?
- Korea, at 54.8% against 53.8% in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between France and Korea?
- 1.0%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Korea?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do France and Korea rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- France ranks 26th and Korea ranks 24th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.