Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in France

France: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score was 90 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
90
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
40th
of 191 countries
All-time high
90
in 2008
All-time low
70
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in France, 2005–2019

0204060801002005201220192005: 702006: 702007: 702008: 902009: 902010: 902011: 902012: 902013: 902014: 902015: 902016: 902017: 902018: 902019: 90

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

France recorded 90 for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in France peaked at 90 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 70, in 2005.

France ranks 40th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in France, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in France, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 70 —
2006 70 +0.0%
2007 70 +0.0%
2008 90 +28.6%
2009 90 +0.0%
2010 90 +0.0%
2011 90 +0.0%
2012 90 +0.0%
2013 90 +0.0%
2014 90 +0.0%
2015 90 +0.0%
2016 90 +0.0%
2017 90 +0.0%
2018 90 +0.0%
2019 90 +0.0%

France compared with similar countries

  • France's 90 is above the median for high income countries, which is 88.33, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • France's 90 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 88.33, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 78 70 90 5
2010s 90 90 90 10

Countries ranked near France

  1. 40 Russia 90 compare
  2. 40 Argentina 90 compare
  3. 40 Azerbaijan 90 compare
  4. 40 Germany 90 compare
  5. 40 Ireland 90 compare
  6. 40 Jordan 90 compare
  7. 40 Malaysia 90 compare
  8. 40 Marshall Islands 90 compare
  9. 40 Netherlands 90 compare
  10. 40 Rwanda 90 compare
  11. 40 Spain 90 compare
  12. 40 United Kingdom 90 compare
  13. 40 Uzbekistan 90 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in France?
Paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in France was 90 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 90 in 2008.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 70 in 2005.
How does France rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?
France ranks 40th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
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The score for tax payments benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.