Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in France

France: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 79.18 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
79.18
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
61st
of 191 countries
All-time high
79.31
in 2018
All-time low
77.48
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in France, 2015–2019

0204060802015201720192015: 77.52016: 77.82017: 78.42018: 79.32019: 79.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in France stood at 79.18.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over five years.

That places France 61st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in France, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in France, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 77.48
2016 77.75 +0.4%
2017 78.41 +0.8%
2018 79.31 +1.1%
2019 79.18 -0.2%

France compared with similar countries

  • France's 79.18 is below the median for high income countries, which is 83.6, 95% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • France's 79.18 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.16, 96% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near France

  1. 58 Russia 80.47 compare
  2. 59 Botswana 80.01 compare
  3. 60 Belize 79.9 compare
  4. 62 Jordan 78.72 compare
  5. 63 Saudi Arabia 78.66 compare
  6. 64 Belgium 78.38 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in France?
Paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in France was 79.18 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 79.31 in 2018.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 77.48 in 2015.
How does France rank for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
France ranks 61st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 955 data points, 2015–2019
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The score for paying taxes is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators, the payments, time and total tax and contribution rate for a company to comply with tax laws in an economy, as well as the postfiling procedures to request and process a VAT refund claim and to comply with and complete a corporate income tax correction. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies.