France - Taxes on international trade (% of revenue)

Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) in France was -0.011 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 0.330 in 1972, while its lowest value was -0.032 in 2006.

Definition: Taxes on international trade include import duties, export duties, profits of export or import monopolies, exchange profits, and exchange taxes.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1972 0.330
1973 0.268
1974 0.087
1975 0.039
1976 0.032
1977 0.043
1978 0.038
1979 0.032
1980 0.053
1981 0.039
1982 0.033
1983 0.030
1984 0.033
1985 0.030
1986 0.033
1987 0.026
1988 0.019
1989 0.008
1990 0.011
1991 0.010
1992 0.000
1993 0.000
1994 0.007
1995 0.004
1996 0.002
1997 0.007
1998 0.007
1999 0.004
2000 0.003
2001 0.001
2002 0.001
2003 -0.001
2004 -0.002
2005 0.010
2006 -0.032
2007 -0.012
2008 -0.013
2009 -0.012
2010 -0.013
2011 -0.002
2012 -0.014
2013 -0.004
2014 -0.012
2015 -0.012
2016 -0.011
2017 -0.012
2018 -0.012
2019 -0.011

Limitations and Exceptions: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Despite IMF efforts to standardize data collection, statistics are often incomplete, untimely, and not comparable across countries.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The IMF's Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014, harmonized with the 2008 SNA, recommends an accrual accounting method, focusing on all economic events affecting assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, not just those represented by cash transactions. It accounts for all changes in stocks, so stock data at the end of an accounting period equal stock data at the beginning of the period plus flows over the period. The 1986 manual considered only debt stocks. Government finance statistics are reported in local currency. Many countries report government finance data by fiscal year; see country metadata for information on fiscal year end by country.

Aggregation method: Median

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance