Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue in France

France: Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue was 0.1307 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.1307
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
28th
of 77 countries
All-time high
0.1307
in 2020
All-time low
0.0981
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue in France, 1995–2020

00.050.10.151995200720201995: 0.0981996: 0.1021997: 0.1091998: 0.1211999: 0.1192000: 0.1182001: 0.1172002: 0.1172003: 0.1172004: 0.1162005: 0.1152006: 0.122007: 0.1192008: 0.1192009: 0.1222010: 0.1232011: 0.1212012: 0.1222013: 0.1212014: 0.122015: 0.1192016: 0.1182017: 0.1162018: 0.1192019: 0.1242020: 0.131

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in France stood at 0.1307. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in France peaked at 0.1307 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0981, in 1995.

France ranks 28th of 77 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue in France, year by year

Annual values for Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, Percent (Central government) in France, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.0981
1996 0.1016 +3.5%
1997 0.1094 +7.7%
1998 0.1206 +10.3%
1999 0.1188 -1.5%
2000 0.1182 -0.5%
2001 0.1171 -0.9%
2002 0.117 -0.1%
2003 0.117 -0.0%
2004 0.116 -0.8%
2005 0.1147 -1.1%
2006 0.1202 +4.8%
2007 0.1194 -0.7%
2008 0.1191 -0.2%
2009 0.1222 +2.6%
2010 0.1228 +0.4%
2011 0.1212 -1.3%
2012 0.1217 +0.5%
2013 0.1211 -0.6%
2014 0.1195 -1.3%
2015 0.119 -0.4%
2016 0.1184 -0.6%
2017 0.1159 -2.1%
2018 0.1185 +2.3%
2019 0.1238 +4.4%
2020 0.1307 +5.6%

France compared with similar countries

  • France's 0.1307 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0767, 1.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • France's 0.1307 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0392, 3.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1097 0.0981 0.1206 5
2000s 0.1181 0.1147 0.1222 10
2010s 0.1202 0.1159 0.1238 10
2020s 0.1307 0.1307 0.1307 1

Countries ranked near France

  1. 25 Greece 0.1629 compare
  2. 26 Austria 0.1501 compare
  3. 27 Romania 0.148 compare
  4. 29 Luxembourg 0.1267 compare
  5. 30 Sweden 0.1106 compare
  6. 31 Israel 0.0929 compare

See the full ranking of 77 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in France?
Social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in France was 0.1307 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 0.1307 in 2020.
What is the lowest social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0981 in 1995.
How does France rank for social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue?
France ranks 28th out of 77 countries with data for 2020.
Is social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
77 places, 1,571 data points, 1972–2020
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