Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains … Transactions in France
France: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains … Transactions was 389.92 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Transactions in France, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, transactions in France stood at 389.92 billion. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, transactions in France peaked at 389.92 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 164.81 billion, in 1999.
That places France 15th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains … Transactions in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 164.81 billion | — |
| 2000 | 174.24 billion | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 185.32 billion | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 178.11 billion | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 177.65 billion | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 187.96 billion | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 198.86 billion | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 217.14 billion | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 226.02 billion | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 235.55 billion | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 205.22 billion | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 222.10 billion | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 239.78 billion | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 258.71 billion | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 270.64 billion | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 272.46 billion | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 278.54 billion | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 278.59 billion | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 293.92 billion | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 311.46 billion | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 318.19 billion | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 306.20 billion | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 324.07 billion | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 358.91 billion | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 357.24 billion | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 365.68 billion | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 389.92 billion | +6.6% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 389.92 billion is above the median for high income countries, which is 146.16 billion, 2.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- France's 389.92 billion is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 120.45 billion, 3.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 164.81 billion | 164.81 billion | 164.81 billion | 1 |
| 2000s | 198.61 billion | 174.24 billion | 235.55 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 274.44 billion | 222.10 billion | 318.19 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 350.34 billion | 306.20 billion | 389.92 billion | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, transactions in France?
- Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, transactions in France was 389.92 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, transactions recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 389.92 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, transactions recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 164.81 billion in 1999.
- How does France rank for taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, transactions?
- France ranks 15th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, transactions rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. 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 Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.