Taxes as a % of price: total tax in France
France: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 83.8% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
83.8%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
8th
of 189 countries
All-time high
83.8%
in 2022
All-time low
79.9%
in 2012
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in France, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
France recorded 83.8% for taxes as a % of price: total tax in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in France peaked at 83.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 79.9%, in 2012.
France ranks 8th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 80.4% | — |
| 2010 | 80.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 79.9% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 80.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 80.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 82.5% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 83.2% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 83.8% | +0.7% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 83.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.8%, 1.1× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- France's 83.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.3%, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.4% | 80.4% | 80.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 80.7% | 79.9% | 82.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 83.5% | 83.2% | 83.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near France
- 5 Bulgaria 85.3% compare
- 6 Palestine, State of 84.6% compare
- 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 84.0% compare
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 83.7% compare
- 10 New Zealand 82.8% compare
- 11 Denmark 81.5% compare
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7875 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0244 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8291 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in France?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in France was 83.8% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.9% in 2012.
- How does France rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- France ranks 8th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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