France vs Luxembourg: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
France
53.8%
in 2024
Luxembourg
55.4%
in 2024
France rank
26th
Luxembourg rank
23rd
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- France
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 55.4% against 53.8% in France, a difference of 1.6%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Luxembourg ahead.
France ranks 26th and Luxembourg ranks 23rd of 153 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Luxembourg in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.2% | 61.5% | 29.3% | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 35.1% | 56.5% | 21.4% | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 37.7% | 48.7% | 11.0% | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 46.4% | 45.9% | 0.4% | France |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 49.0% | 0.7% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 52.1% | 0.3% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, France or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 55.4% against 53.8% in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between France and Luxembourg?
- 1.6%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Luxembourg?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do France and Luxembourg rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- France ranks 26th and Luxembourg ranks 23rd 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.