Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in France
France: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 48.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in France, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
France recorded 48.2% for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in France peaked at 48.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 29.7%, in 2014.
France ranks 172nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 35.2% | — |
| 2006 | 35.4% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 35.2% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 36.2% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 35.7% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 35.7% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 35.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 32.6% | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 32.5% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 29.7% | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 41.1% | +38.3% |
| 2016 | 42.5% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 45.2% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 48.8% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 48.2% | -1.1% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 48.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 85.5%, 56% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- France's 48.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 85.1%, 57% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +38.3% | 29.7% | 41.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.5% | 35.2% | 36.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 39.2% | 29.7% | 48.8% | 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: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in France?
- Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in France was 48.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 48.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.7% in 2014.
- How does France rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
- France ranks 172nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. 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: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for total tax and contribution rate 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.