Paying taxes: Payments in France

France: Paying taxes: Payments was 9 number per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
9 number per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
135th
of 187 countries
All-time high
21 number per year
in 2005
All-time low
9 number per year
in 2008
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in France, 2005–2019

051015202005201220192005: 21 number per year2006: 21 number per year2007: 21 number per year2008: 9 number per year2009: 9 number per year2010: 9 number per year2011: 9 number per year2012: 9 number per year2013: 9 number per year2014: 9 number per year2015: 9 number per year2016: 9 number per year2017: 9 number per year2018: 9 number per year2019: 9 number per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.

Analysis

France recorded 9 number per year for paying taxes: payments in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in France peaked at 21 number per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9 number per year, in 2008.

France ranks 135th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.2 number per year 9 number per year 21 number per year 5
2010s 9 number per year 9 number per year 9 number per year 10

Countries ranked near France

  1. 134 Brazil 9.61 number per year compare
  2. 135 Russia 9 number per year compare
  3. 135 Argentina 9 number per year compare
  4. 135 Azerbaijan 9 number per year compare
  5. 135 Germany 9 number per year compare
  6. 135 Ireland 9 number per year compare
  7. 135 Jordan 9 number per year compare
  8. 135 Malaysia 9 number per year compare
  9. 135 Marshall Islands 9 number per year compare
  10. 135 Netherlands 9 number per year compare
  11. 135 Rwanda 9 number per year compare
  12. 135 Spain 9 number per year compare
  13. 135 United Kingdom 9 number per year compare
  14. 135 Uzbekistan 9 number per year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments in France?
Paying taxes: payments in France was 9 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 21 number per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 9 number per year in 2008.
How does France rank for paying taxes: payments?
France ranks 135th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Payments (number per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Paying taxes: Payments (number per year)
Unit
number per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 2,778 data points, 2005–2019
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The tax payments capture the total number of taxes and contributions paid, the method of payment, the frequency of payment, and the frequency of ?ling. It includes taxes withheld by the company, such as sales tax, VAT and employee-borne labor taxes.