Tax-to-GDP ratio in France
Taxes and social contributions in France were equal to 46.0% of GDP in 2025.
France, 2025
46.0%
Change from 2024
+0.9percentage points
European Union, 2025
40.7%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
38.1%
Position in 2025
1st of 30
Tax-to-GDP ratio in France over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | France | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46.0% | 40.7% |
| 2024 | 45.1% | 40.2% |
| 2023 | 45.5% | 39.9% |
| 2022 | 47.7% | 40.6% |
| 2021 | 46.9% | 41.2% |
| 2020 | 47.4% | 41.0% |
| 2019 | 47.3% | 40.9% |
| 2018 | 48.3% | 41.1% |
| 2017 | 48.5% | 41.0% |
| 2016 | 47.7% | 40.9% |
| 2015 | 47.7% | 40.8% |
| 2014 | 47.6% | 41.0% |
| 2013 | 47.4% | 41.0% |
| 2012 | 46.5% | 40.4% |
| 2011 | 45.3% | 39.4% |
| 2010 | 44.2% | 39.0% |
| 2009 | 44.1% | 39.2% |
| 2008 | 44.5% | 39.5% |
| 2007 | 44.6% | 40.1% |
| 2006 | 45.1% | 40.0% |
| 2005 | 44.7% | 39.7% |
| 2004 | 44.4% | 39.5% |
| 2003 | 44.3% | 39.8% |
| 2002 | 44.4% | 39.8% |
| 2001 | 45.1% | 40.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.9 percentage points from 45.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 47.7%, the figure has changed by −1.7 percentage points.
- Among the 30 countries with data for 2025, France has the highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 40.7%.
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Government spending
57.3%
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Tax revenue
22.8%
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Government debt
115.7%
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Government deficit or surplus
-5.1%
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Government spending on health
8.9%p (Provisional)
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Government spending on education
5.1%p (Provisional)
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