Tax revenue decentralization, Ratio of this level of government's in France
France: Tax revenue decentralization, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.4817 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue decentralization, Ratio of this level of government's in France, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
France recorded 0.4817 for tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's in France peaked at 0.7431 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.4817, in 2020.
France ranks 76th of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Tax revenue decentralization, Ratio of this level of government's in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.7431 | — |
| 1996 | 0.7329 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7164 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6616 | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6672 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.6514 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6455 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6374 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6306 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6566 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6294 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5901 | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5784 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5639 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5306 | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.578 | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5345 | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5343 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5418 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5357 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5369 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5342 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5425 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5232 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4945 | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4817 | -2.6% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.4817 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8224, 59% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- France's 0.4817 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8745, 55% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7043 | 0.6616 | 0.7431 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.6114 | 0.5306 | 0.6566 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5355 | 0.4945 | 0.578 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4817 | 0.4817 | 0.4817 | 1 |
Countries ranked near France
More public sector data for France
- Arms imports 188.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 56.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 188.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 943.45 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0205 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 8.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 64.67 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 222.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's in France?
- Tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's in France was 0.4817 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7431 in 1995.
- What is the lowest tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4817 in 2020.
- How does France rank for tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's?
- France ranks 76th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
- Is tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Tax revenue decentralization, 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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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.