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France vs Luxembourg: tax rates compared

France's income tax rate is 9.6pp higher than Luxembourg's (55.4% vs 45.8%). The 37-country average is 43.2%: both sit above it.

Verified data covers four of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

Income Tax

0102030405060World avg 43.2%FR 55.4%LU 45.8%
Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
France55.4%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Luxembourg45.8%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+9.6 ppFrance higher

Corporate Tax

0102030405060World avg 22.6%FR 36.1%LU 23.9%
Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
France36.1%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Luxembourg23.9%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+12.2 ppFrance higherlargest gap on this page

France's corporate tax rate is 12.2pp higher than Luxembourg's (36.1% vs 23.9%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

0102030405060World avg 19.5%FR 20%LU 17%
VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
France20%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — France (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-04-24
Luxembourg17%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Luxembourg (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13
Difference+3 ppFrance higher

France's VAT rate is 3pp higher than Luxembourg's (20% vs 17%). The 37-country average is 19.5%: France sits above it, Luxembourg sits below it.

Wealth Tax

0102030405060World avg 0.1%FR 0%LU 0%
Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
France0%Source: Service-Public.fr — Impôt sur la fortune immobilière (IFI) · as of 2025-01-01
Luxembourg0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Luxembourg (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

France's wealth tax rate is identical to Luxembourg's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. France's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Luxembourg's 2026-01-13, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.