Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in France
France: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 86.09 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in France, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in France is 86.09, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in France peaked at 87.17 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 86.09, in 2016.
That places France 46th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 87.17 | — |
| 2006 | 87.17 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 87.17 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 87.17 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 87.17 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 87.17 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 87.17 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 87.17 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 86.4 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 86.4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 86.4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 86.09 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 86.09 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 86.09 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 86.09 | +0.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 86.09 is above the median for high income countries, which is 85.7, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- France's 86.09 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.3, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.17 | 87.17 | 87.17 | 5 |
| 2010s | 86.51 | 86.09 | 87.17 | 10 |
Countries ranked near France
More reference data data for France
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 18.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 11.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 106.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.3 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in France?
- Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in France was 86.09 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 87.17 in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.09 in 2016.
- How does France rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
- France ranks 46th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for time to comply with tax laws 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.