France - Social contributions (% of revenue)

Social contributions (% of revenue) in France was 38.37 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 46.36 in 1995, while its lowest value was 36.70 in 1972.

Definition: Social contributions include social security contributions by employees, employers, and self-employed individuals, and other contributions whose source cannot be determined. They also include actual or imputed contributions to social insurance schemes operated by governments.

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

See also:

Year Value
1972 36.70
1973 37.84
1974 37.05
1975 40.69
1976 39.98
1977 42.02
1978 42.25
1979 42.93
1980 40.74
1981 39.97
1982 40.31
1983 41.16
1984 41.66
1985 41.62
1986 41.23
1987 41.77
1988 42.00
1989 42.92
1990 43.17
1991 42.81
1992 43.40
1993 43.69
1994 42.84
1995 46.36
1996 45.59
1997 44.57
1998 40.23
1999 40.17
2000 40.38
2001 40.08
2002 40.98
2003 42.16
2004 41.62
2005 41.59
2006 41.46
2007 41.45
2008 41.55
2009 43.75
2010 41.88
2011 42.50
2012 42.26
2013 41.99
2014 42.27
2015 42.02
2016 42.07
2017 41.63
2018 40.26
2019 38.37

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