France
Tax-to-GDP Ratio: 43.5% (+7.8% vs OECD Average)
Data year: 2024
Fiscal Balance
Deficit -5.8% of GDP
Gross Debt 116.7% of GDP
Budget Flow
Revenue Spending
Tax Revenue Breakdown
Total: 43.5% GDP
Compared to OECD Average
Tax Burden by Income Level
Tax Wedge by Income Level
Single, no children
Who Pays?
% of total tax revenue
67% of avg wage (low income) 42.7%
100% of avg wage (median) 47.2%
167% of avg wage (high income) 51.6%
Who Pays Income Tax? (by income decile)
Share of total income tax (IRPP) paid by each income decile. The top 10% of households pay over 70% of all income tax.
D10 (top 10%):
71.4% of all income tax
— avg rate 18.2%
Government Spending Breakdown
Social Protection
23.3% #2/16
Old Age / Retirement
13.2% #3/14
Sickness & Disability
2.8% #10/14
Family & Children
2.3% #7/14
Unemployment
1.6% #1/14
Survivors
1.4% #3/14
Social Exclusion
1.3% #4/14
Housing Assistance
0.7% #2/13
Other Social Protection
0.1% #12/14
Health
8.8% #3/17
Hospital Services
3.7% #7/14
Outpatient Services
3.1% #4/14
Medical Products & Equipment
1.5% #2/14
Public Health Services
0.3% #4/14
Economic Affairs
6.3% #3/17
Transport
2.2% #9/14
General Economic & Labour
1.6% #2/14
General Public Services
6.2% #6/17
Public Debt Interest
1.8% #4/14
Executive & Legislative
1.6% #9/14
Education
5.0% #10/17
Secondary
2.2% #4/14
Pre-primary & Primary
1.4% #11/14
Tertiary
0.5% #14/14
Defence
1.8% #8/17
Military Defence
1.6% #4/12
Public Order & Safety
1.7% #5/17
Recreation, Culture & Religion
1.5% #5/17
Housing & Community
1.3% #1/17
Environmental Protection
1.0% #4/16
% of GDP
vs others
Q1–Q3 median France
Government Spending by Age Group
Estimated allocation of government spending by age group. Pensions dominate spending on the 60+ age group, while education drives spending on the young.
Children (0-17) 14% of pop. → 14.5% of spending Education (9.2%), Family benefits (3.8%), Health (1.5%) Per capita: 9,200€
Young adults (18-24) 8% of pop. → 7.5% of spending Higher education (2.5%), Health (1.8%), Unemployment/RSA (2.2%), Housing aid (1.0%) Per capita: 8,300€
Working age (25-59) 45% of pop. → 30% of spending Health (11.5%), Unemployment (4.2%), Family (5.8%), Housing (3.0%), Disability (5.5%) Per capita: 5,900€
Seniors (60+) 27% of pop. → 48% of spending Pensions (31.0%), Health (12.5%), Dependency/care (3.0%), Survivors (1.5%) Per capita: 15,800€
What does the spending achieve?
Health Spending vs Life Expectancy
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Education Spending vs PISA Score
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Life Expectancy 82.9 years
Infant Mortality 3.4 per 1,000 births
PISA Average Score 478