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

Latest (2020)
0.4817
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
76th
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.7431
in 1995
All-time low
0.4817
in 2020
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Tax revenue decentralization, Ratio of this level of government's in France, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.81995200720201995: 0.7431996: 0.7331997: 0.7161998: 0.6621999: 0.6672000: 0.6512001: 0.6462002: 0.6372003: 0.6312004: 0.6572005: 0.6292006: 0.592007: 0.5782008: 0.5642009: 0.5312010: 0.5782011: 0.5342012: 0.5342013: 0.5422014: 0.5362015: 0.5372016: 0.5342017: 0.5422018: 0.5232019: 0.4952020: 0.482

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

Annual values for 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) in France, 1995 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 73 Belarus 0.5497 compare
  2. 74 United States 0.5133 compare
  3. 75 China 0.4914 compare
  4. 77 Germany 0.4593 compare
  5. 78 Canada 0.4521 compare
  6. 79 Switzerland 0.4455 compare

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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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Indicator
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)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
80 places, 1,657 data points, 1972–2020
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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.