Tax revenues vs income inequality in France
France: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 43.81 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
43.81
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
1st
of 186 countries
All-time high
46.24
in 2017
All-time low
39.91
in 1980
Years of data
44
1980–2023
Tax revenues vs income inequality in France, 1980–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
France recorded 43.81 for tax revenues vs income inequality in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in France peaked at 46.24 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 39.91, in 1980.
That places France 1st out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 39.91 | — |
| 1981 | 40.05 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 40.87 | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 41.37 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 42.37 | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 42.5 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 42.07 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 42.61 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 41.76 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 41.5 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 41.55 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 41.89 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 41.93 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 43.02 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 43.07 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 42.7 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 43.83 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 43.96 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 43.8 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 44.52 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 43.67 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 43.55 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 42.85 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 42.66 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 42.82 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 43.14 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 43.52 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 42.92 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 42.74 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 42.11 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 42.24 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 43.32 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 44.46 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 45.33 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 45.41 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 45.36 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 45.4 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 46.24 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 46.02 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 45.02 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 45.24 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 45.06 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 45.77 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 43.81 | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.5 | 39.91 | 42.61 | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.03 | 41.55 | 44.52 | 10 |
| 2000s | 43 | 42.11 | 43.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.88 | 42.24 | 46.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.97 | 43.81 | 45.77 | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
More poverty & inequality data for France
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.64 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,281 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -13.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 43.81 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -4.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.034 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 23.35 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in France?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in France was 43.81 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 46.24 in 2017.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.91 in 1980.
- How does France rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- France ranks 1st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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