Paying taxes: Time in France
France: Paying taxes: Time was 139 hours per year in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes: Time in France, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in hours per year.
Analysis
France recorded 139 hours per year for paying taxes: time in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time in France peaked at 139 hours per year in 2016 and was at its lowest, 132 hours per year, in 2005.
That places France 144th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Time in France, year by year
| Year | hours per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 132 hours per year | — |
| 2006 | 132 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 132 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 132 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 132 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 132 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 132 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 132 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 137 hours per year | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 137 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 137 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 139 hours per year | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 139 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 139 hours per year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 139 hours per year | +0.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 139 hours per year is below the median for high income countries, which is 141.5 hours per year, 98% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- France's 139 hours per year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 170 hours per year, 82% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 132 hours per year | 132 hours per year | 132 hours per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 136.3 hours per year | 132 hours per year | 139 hours per year | 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 in France?
- Paying taxes: time in France was 139 hours per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 139 hours per year in 2016.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 132 hours per year in 2005.
- How does France rank for paying taxes: time?
- France ranks 144th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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: Time (hours per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The time to comply with tax laws measures the time taken to prepare, ?le and pay three major types of taxes and contributions: the corporate income tax, value added or sales tax and labor taxes, including payroll taxes and social contributions.