economic2017

Total tax - OECD

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2017; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data77 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
26.7%
Median: 27.1%
Countries Covered
77
with available data
Highest
France
46.2%
Lowest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
7.6%
Top 5 Countries
1France46.2%
2Denmark46.0%
3Belgium44.6%
4Sweden44.0%
5Finland43.3%
By Region
Europe37.2%(25 countries)
Oceania29.9%(2 countries)
South America24.0%(7 countries)
Africa22.7%(4 countries)
North America22.0%(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (7.6%)High (46.2%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 26.7%)

Europe (25)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
Africa (4)
North America (4)
Other (28)
Asia (7)

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 2017; 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
1France46.2%
2Denmark46.0%
3Belgium44.6%
4Sweden44.0%
5Finland43.3%
6Italy42.4%
7Austria41.8%
8Cuba40.6%
9Greece39.4%
10Netherlands38.8%
11Luxembourg38.7%
12Norway38.2%
13Hungary37.7%
14Iceland37.7%
15Germany37.5%
16Slovenia36.0%
17Czech Republic34.9%
18Portugal34.7%
19Poland33.9%
20Spain33.7%
21United Kingdom33.3%
22Estonia33.0%
23Slovakia32.9%
24Israel32.7%
25Brazil32.3%
26Canada32.2%
27New Zealand32.0%
28Barbados31.8%
29Uruguay30.9%
30Japan30.6%
31Latvia30.4%
32Argentina30.3%
33Tunisia29.4%
34South Africa28.6%
35Switzerland28.5%
36Belize28.2%
37Australia27.8%
38Jamaica27.3%
39United States of America27.1%
40Morocco26.4%
41Türkiye24.9%
42Costa Rica24.1%
43Bolivia23.9%
44Nicaragua23.8%
45Ireland22.8%
46Honduras22.8%
47Togo22.2%
48Trinidad and Tobago22.2%
49Senegal22.0%
50El Salvador20.4%
51Venezuela20.2%
52Chile20.2%
53Mauritius20.0%
54Ecuador19.9%
55Cape Verde19.0%
56Colombia18.8%
57Kenya18.1%
58Bahamas17.9%
59Ghana17.6%
60Philippines17.5%
61Cote d'Ivoire17.4%
62Rwanda16.6%
63Kazakhstan16.4%
64Mexico16.2%
65Eswatini15.5%
66Peru15.3%
67Panama14.7%
68Niger14.4%
69Cameroon14.4%
70Singapore14.1%
71Dominican Republic13.9%
72Paraguay13.8%
73Malaysia13.6%
74Uganda13.1%
75Guatemala12.4%
76Indonesia11.5%
77Democratic Republic of the Congo7.6%
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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2017).

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