economic2024

Before tax

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data104 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
41.8%
Median: 40.6%
Countries Covered
104
with available data
Highest
South Africa
73.7%
Lowest
Kyrgyzstan
23.4%
Top 5 Countries
1South Africa73.7%
2Philippines63.0%
3Namibia62.9%
4Zambia58.6%
5Brazil58.5%
By Region
South America50.2%(6 countries)
Africa46.1%(6 countries)
North America43.5%(4 countries)
Other42.3%(41 countries)
Asia40.6%(14 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (23.4%)High (73.7%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 41.8%)

South America (6)
Africa (6)
North America (4)
Other (41)
Asia (14)
Oceania (2)
Europe (31)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1South Africa73.7%
2Philippines63.0%
3Namibia62.9%
4Zambia58.6%
5Brazil58.5%
6Panama55.7%
7People's Republic of China55.6%
8Colombia54.3%
9Paraguay52.2%
10Mozambique51.7%
11Dominican Republic51.7%
12Lesotho51.4%
13Costa Rica50.4%
14Türkiye50.2%
15Eswatini49.9%
16Honduras49.5%
17Mali49.1%
18Chile48.0%
19Argentina47.7%
20Guatemala47.6%
21Kenya47.6%
22Peru46.5%
23United States of America46.5%
24Malta46.3%
25United Kingdom46.2%
26Bolivia46.2%
27Uruguay46.1%
28Ghana45.7%
29Bulgaria45.1%
30Comoros45.1%
31Uganda45.1%
32Georgia44.7%
33Djibouti44.3%
34Togo43.8%
35France43.8%
36Ireland43.7%
37Greece43.7%
38Lithuania43.5%
39Portugal43.4%
40Malaysia43.3%
41Israel42.8%
42Italy42.3%
43Finland42.0%
44Mongolia41.8%
45Grenada41.6%
46Austria41.5%
47Spain41.4%
48Cameroon41.1%
49Latvia41.0%
50Lao People's Democratic Republic40.9%
51Luxembourg40.8%
52Mexico40.8%
53Cote d'Ivoire40.5%
54Germany40.4%
55Australia40.3%
56Indonesia40.2%
57Mauritius40.0%
58Venezuela40.0%
59Belgium40.0%
60El Salvador40.0%
61Morocco39.8%
62New Zealand39.8%
63Denmark39.7%
64Japan39.7%
65Estonia39.6%
66Netherlands39.3%
67Canada39.2%
68Norway38.8%
69Serbia38.5%
70Thailand38.2%
71Vietnam38.2%
72Islamic Republic of Iran38.1%
73Poland38.1%
74Romania37.8%
75Sweden37.2%
76Ethiopia37.1%
77Jamaica37.0%
78Burkina Faso36.4%
79Sri Lanka36.1%
80Republic of The Gambia36.1%
81Croatia36.0%
82Russian Federation35.8%
83South Korea35.5%
84Switzerland35.3%
85Jordan35.1%
86Slovenia35.1%
87State of Palestine35.0%
88Tajikistan34.2%
89Moldova, Republic of34.1%
90Hungary33.9%
91Niger33.7%
92Iraq33.4%
93Armenia33.3%
94Czech Republic32.9%
95Slovakia32.8%
96Egypt32.5%
97Cambodia32.4%
98Iceland31.7%
99Ukraine31.1%
100Myanmar31.1%
101Belarus29.2%
102Montenegro29.2%
103Pakistan29.0%
104Kyrgyzstan23.4%
Showing 104 of 104 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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