France - Tax revenue (% of GDP)

Tax revenue (% of GDP) in France was 24.55 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 24.55 in 2019, while its lowest value was 17.72 in 1975.

Definition: Tax revenue refers to compulsory transfers to the central government for public purposes. Certain compulsory transfers such as fines, penalties, and most social security contributions are excluded. Refunds and corrections of erroneously collected tax revenue are treated as negative revenue.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1972 18.68
1973 17.84
1974 18.87
1975 17.72
1976 18.84
1977 18.24
1978 18.26
1979 18.83
1980 19.29
1981 19.37
1982 19.60
1983 19.44
1984 19.57
1985 19.65
1986 19.66
1987 19.87
1988 19.21
1989 18.91
1990 18.73
1991 18.92
1992 18.47
1993 18.38
1994 19.08
1995 19.46
1996 20.39
1997 21.10
1998 23.03
1999 23.63
2000 23.39
2001 23.37
2002 22.57
2003 22.12
2004 22.16
2005 22.30
2006 22.58
2007 22.12
2008 22.01
2009 20.70
2010 21.95
2011 21.82
2012 22.53
2013 23.21
2014 23.16
2015 23.20
2016 23.06
2017 23.63
2018 24.17
2019 24.55

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: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance