economic2023
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
7.0%
Median: 6.2%
Countries Covered
187
with available data
Highest
Denmark
29.0%
Lowest
Bahrain
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Denmark29.0%
2Norway21.4%
3Brunei Darussalam20.7%
4New Zealand20.3%
5Australia18.9%
By Region
Oceania19.6%(2 countries)
Europe11.8%(32 countries)
North America10.5%(4 countries)
Africa7.1%(7 countries)
South America6.7%(6 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (29.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 7.0%)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Africa (7)
South America (6)
Other (112)
Asia (24)
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 2023; 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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 29.0% |
| 2 | Norway | 21.4% |
| 3 | Brunei Darussalam | 20.7% |
| 4 | New Zealand | 20.3% |
| 5 | Australia | 18.9% |
| 6 | Iceland | 18.5% |
| 7 | Canada | 17.9% |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 16.6% |
| 9 | Belgium | 15.8% |
| 10 | Finland | 15.6% |
| 11 | Liechtenstein | 15.2% |
| 12 | South Africa | 14.9% |
| 13 | Sweden | 14.6% |
| 14 | Italy | 14.4% |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 14.0% |
| 16 | Netherlands | 13.8% |
| 17 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13.5% |
| 18 | Austria | 12.9% |
| 19 | Switzerland | 12.5% |
| 20 | Nauru | 12.5% |
| 21 | Germany | 12.2% |
| 22 | Malta | 12.1% |
| 23 | United States of America | 12.0% |
| 24 | Namibia | 11.8% |
| 25 | Spain | 11.8% |
| 26 | France | 11.7% |
| 27 | Ireland | 11.6% |
| 28 | Lesotho | 11.2% |
| 29 | Mozambique | 11.1% |
| 30 | Israel | 11.0% |
| 31 | Russian Federation | 10.8% |
| 32 | Tunisia | 10.7% |
| 33 | Cyprus | 10.7% |
| 34 | Lithuania | 10.6% |
| 35 | Papua New Guinea | 10.5% |
| 36 | Portugal | 10.4% |
| 37 | Japan | 10.4% |
| 38 | Georgia | 10.1% |
| 39 | Ukraine | 10.0% |
| 40 | Seychelles | 10.0% |
| 41 | Greece | 9.5% |
| 42 | Armenia | 9.3% |
| 43 | South Korea | 9.2% |
| 44 | Jamaica | 9.2% |
| 45 | Brazil | 9.0% |
| 46 | Nicaragua | 9.0% |
| 47 | Belarus | 8.6% |
| 48 | Hong Kong | 8.5% |
| 49 | Malaysia | 8.5% |
| 50 | El Salvador | 8.3% |
| 51 | San Marino | 8.2% |
| 52 | Cuba | 8.2% |
| 53 | Estonia | 8.1% |
| 54 | Morocco | 8.1% |
| 55 | Peru | 8.1% |
| 56 | Eswatini | 8.0% |
| 57 | Botswana | 8.0% |
| 58 | Czech Republic | 8.0% |
| 59 | Kenya | 7.9% |
| 60 | Zambia | 7.9% |
| 61 | Mexico | 7.9% |
| 62 | Azerbaijan | 7.9% |
| 63 | Vietnam | 7.9% |
| 64 | Solomon Islands | 7.7% |
| 65 | Slovakia | 7.7% |
| 66 | Latvia | 7.6% |
| 67 | Mongolia | 7.5% |
| 68 | Hungary | 7.5% |
| 69 | Suriname | 7.5% |
| 70 | Kazakhstan | 7.4% |
| 71 | Slovenia | 7.4% |
| 72 | Malawi | 7.4% |
| 73 | Singapore | 7.3% |
| 74 | Equatorial Guinea | 7.3% |
| 75 | Serbia | 7.2% |
| 76 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 7.2% |
| 77 | Barbados | 7.1% |
| 78 | Bhutan | 7.0% |
| 79 | Poland | 6.9% |
| 80 | Kiribati | 6.9% |
| 81 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6.8% |
| 82 | Uruguay | 6.8% |
| 83 | Croatia | 6.7% |
| 84 | Fiji | 6.5% |
| 85 | Zimbabwe | 6.4% |
| 86 | Eritrea | 6.3% |
| 87 | Bulgaria | 6.3% |
| 88 | Honduras | 6.3% |
| 89 | Marshall Islands | 6.3% |
| 90 | Chile | 6.3% |
| 91 | Rwanda | 6.3% |
| 92 | Thailand | 6.3% |
| 93 | Mauritius | 6.2% |
| 94 | Senegal | 6.2% |
| 95 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.2% |
| 96 | Uzbekistan | 6.1% |
| 97 | Egypt | 6.1% |
| 98 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6.0% |
| 99 | Aruba | 6.0% |
| 100 | Guyana | 6.0% |
| 101 | Tajikistan | 5.9% |
| 102 | Romania | 5.9% |
| 103 | Burkina Faso | 5.8% |
| 104 | Philippines | 5.8% |
| 105 | Argentina | 5.7% |
| 106 | Belize | 5.7% |
| 107 | Tuvalu | 5.7% |
| 108 | Türkiye | 5.6% |
| 109 | Moldova, Republic of | 5.5% |
| 110 | Samoa | 5.5% |
| 111 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.5% |
| 112 | India | 5.5% |
| 113 | Ghana | 5.4% |
| 114 | Pakistan | 5.4% |
| 115 | Nepal | 5.3% |
| 116 | Costa Rica | 5.3% |
| 117 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.3% |
| 118 | Nigeria | 5.2% |
| 119 | Montenegro | 5.2% |
| 120 | Maldives | 5.1% |
| 121 | Indonesia | 5.1% |
| 122 | Liberia | 5.1% |
| 123 | Albania | 5.1% |
| 124 | Dominican Republic | 5.0% |
| 125 | Jordan | 4.9% |
| 126 | Saint Lucia | 4.9% |
| 127 | Cape Verde | 4.8% |
| 128 | Djibouti | 4.8% |
| 129 | Panama | 4.8% |
| 130 | Venezuela | 4.7% |
| 131 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4.7% |
| 132 | Uganda | 4.7% |
| 133 | Grenada | 4.6% |
| 134 | Ecuador | 4.5% |
| 135 | Qatar | 4.5% |
| 136 | People's Republic of China | 4.4% |
| 137 | Cambodia | 4.4% |
| 138 | Burundi | 4.4% |
| 139 | Palau | 4.3% |
| 140 | Guatemala | 4.3% |
| 141 | Turkmenistan | 4.2% |
| 142 | Tonga | 4.2% |
| 143 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.2% |
| 144 | Mali | 4.1% |
| 145 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4.0% |
| 146 | Timor-Leste | 3.9% |
| 147 | Bolivia | 3.8% |
| 148 | Cameroon | 3.8% |
| 149 | Togo | 3.6% |
| 150 | Gabon | 3.4% |
| 151 | Sri Lanka | 3.3% |
| 152 | Yemen | 3.3% |
| 153 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 3.2% |
| 154 | Guinea | 3.2% |
| 155 | Dominica | 3.2% |
| 156 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 3.1% |
| 157 | Chad | 3.0% |
| 158 | Republic of The Gambia | 3.0% |
| 159 | Madagascar | 2.9% |
| 160 | Mauritania | 2.9% |
| 161 | Sierra Leone | 2.9% |
| 162 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.9% |
| 163 | Macao | 2.7% |
| 164 | Niger | 2.7% |
| 165 | Republic of the Congo | 2.7% |
| 166 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.7% |
| 167 | Afghanistan | 2.6% |
| 168 | Paraguay | 2.6% |
| 169 | Bangladesh | 2.4% |
| 170 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.2% |
| 171 | Benin | 2.2% |
| 172 | Myanmar | 2.1% |
| 173 | Angola | 1.8% |
| 174 | Haiti | 1.8% |
| 175 | Lebanon | 1.8% |
| 176 | Anguilla | 1.6% |
| 177 | Comoros | 1.5% |
| 178 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.4% |
| 179 | Oman | 1.1% |
| 180 | Central African Republic | 1.1% |
| 181 | Saudi Arabia | 1.0% |
| 182 | Libya | 0.4% |
| 183 | Kuwait | 0.4% |
| 184 | State of Palestine | 0.4% |
| 185 | Sudan | 0.4% |
| 186 | Somalia | 0.2% |
| 187 | Bahrain | 0.0% |
Showing 187 of 187 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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