Taxes on international trade in France
France: Taxes on international trade was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on international trade in France, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
France recorded 0.0% for taxes on international trade in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in France peaked at 0.3% in 1972 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 2003.
That places France 146th out of 154 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on international trade in France, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.3% | — |
| 1973 | 0.3% | -18.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | -67.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -55.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -17.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +34.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -11.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -15.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | +67.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -27.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -13.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -10.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -7.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +9.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -20.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -28.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -56.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +37.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -9.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -34.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -38.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -55.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +284.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -40.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -22.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -63.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -35.3% |
| 2003 | -0.0% | -110.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -13450.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -99.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +45407.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +44.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -22.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +153.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -74.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +214.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -62.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +14.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -29.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +22.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -32.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 1% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- France's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on international trade in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +45407.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2005 | +13450.4% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1997 | +284.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2013 | +214.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
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 taxes on international trade in France?
- Taxes on international trade in France was 0.0% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1972.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 2003.
- How does France rank for taxes on international trade?
- France ranks 146th out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.