Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of in France
France: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of was 0.5315 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of in France, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in France stood at 0.5315.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in France peaked at 0.8223 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.5074, in 2018.
France ranks 70th 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.
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.8223 | — |
| 1996 | 0.7883 | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7254 | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5812 | -19.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5926 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5908 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5949 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.574 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.562 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5722 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5612 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5702 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5655 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5623 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5083 | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5345 | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5406 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5489 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5662 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5595 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5486 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5443 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5542 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5074 | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5398 | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5315 | -1.5% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.5315 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8985, 59% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- France's 0.5315 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.877, 61% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.702 | 0.5812 | 0.8223 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.5661 | 0.5083 | 0.5949 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5444 | 0.5074 | 0.5662 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5315 | 0.5315 | 0.5315 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in France?
- Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in France was 0.5315 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8223 in 1995.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5074 in 2018.
- How does France rank for taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of?
- France ranks 70th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, 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.