Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in France
France: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 53.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in France, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of total taxes.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in France stood at 53.8%. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in France peaked at 53.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.1%, in 1972.
France ranks 26th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in France, year by year
| Year | % of total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 29.1% | — |
| 1973 | 29.2% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 34.1% | +16.8% |
| 1975 | 31.3% | -8.0% |
| 1976 | 33.5% | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 35.2% | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 33.0% | -6.2% |
| 1979 | 32.4% | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 34.5% | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 35.4% | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 35.2% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 35.6% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 35.5% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 34.2% | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 35.1% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 35.5% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 34.7% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 35.1% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 35.4% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 37.0% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 35.6% | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 36.2% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 35.8% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 35.2% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 36.0% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 37.4% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 43.4% | +16.1% |
| 1999 | 44.6% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 46.1% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 47.2% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 45.3% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 44.7% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 45.2% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 45.8% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 47.2% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 47.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 48.8% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 45.7% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 45.1% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 47.4% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 48.9% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 49.1% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 48.6% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 48.4% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 48.0% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 48.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 50.0% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 49.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 49.9% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 51.3% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 53.6% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 53.4% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 53.8% | +0.7% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 53.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 43.9%, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- France's 53.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39.4%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.2% | 29.1% | 35.2% | 8 |
| 1980s | 35.1% | 34.2% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.7% | 35.2% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.4% | 44.7% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 45.1% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 49.9% | 53.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in France?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in France was 53.8% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 53.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1% in 1972.
- How does France rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- France ranks 26th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.