Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in France
France: Taxes as a % of price: specific excise was 12.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
12.1%
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
119th
of 189 countries
All-time high
15.0%
in 2018
All-time low
6.0%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in France, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: specific excise in France stood at 12.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: specific excise in France peaked at 15.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2008.
France ranks 119th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6.0% | — |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | +47.6% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | +56.5% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | -16.2% |
| 2022 | 12.1% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 6.0% | 15.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 12.1% | 12.6% | 2 |
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More health data for France
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.31 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0689 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,016 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 603 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate -0.7724 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0322 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate -0.4159 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0327 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: specific excise in France?
- Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in France was 12.1% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2008.
- How does France rank for taxes as a % of price: specific excise?
- France ranks 119th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: specific excise rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: specific excise. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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