Income and profits taxes - Country rankings

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Income, profits, and capital gains taxes: percent of revenue, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 121 countries was 24.57 percent. The highest value was in Australia: 64.47 percent and the lowest value was in Vanuatu: 0.23 percent. The indicator is available from 1972 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Income and profits taxes, 2021 Global rank Available data
Australia 64.47 1 1972 - 2022
USA 55.9 2 1972 - 2023
New Zealand 55.15 3 1972 - 2022
Canada 54.59 4 1990 - 2023
Malaysia 50.67 5 1996 - 2023
Denmark 49.72 6 1972 - 2023
South Africa 48.77 7 1972 - 2022
Ireland 46.52 8 1972 - 2022
Papua N.G. 45.14 9 1990 - 2023
Namibia 40.53 10 1990 - 2023
Ghana 39.9 11 1990 - 2022
Zambia 39.05 12 1990 - 2021
Nicaragua 38.87 13 1990 - 2023
Mexico 38.86 14 1972 - 2023
Malawi 38.4 15 2009 - 2022
Malta 37.3 16 1972 - 2023
UK 37.26 17 1972 - 2023
Singapore 36.92 18 1972 - 2023
Israel 35.59 19 1972 - 2023
Armenia 35.25 20 2004 - 2023
Philippines 35.18 21 1990 - 2023
Mozambique 34.71 22 2010 - 2022
Swaziland 34.39 23 1999 - 2021
Belgium 33.67 24 1995 - 2022
Guatemala 33.48 25 1990 - 2023
Kenya 32.78 26 2014 - 2023
Chile 32.19 27 1972 - 2023
Luxembourg 32.17 28 1972 - 2023
Italy 31.89 29 1973 - 2023
Brazil 31.44 30 2010 - 2023
Iceland 31.05 31 1972 - 2023
Georgia 31.02 32 1995 - 2023
Norway 30.75 33 1972 - 2023
South Korea 30.4 34 1972 - 2023
Netherlands 30.28 35 1973 - 2023
Morocco 30.09 36 1990 - 2023
Botswana 29.85 37 1990 - 2024
Thailand 29.7 38 1972 - 2023
Uganda 29.7 39 2015 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 29.55 40 1972 - 2023
Peru 29.46 41 1972 - 2021
DR Congo 29.22 42 1990 - 2022
Panama 29.06 43 2014 - 2021
Tanzania 28.37 44 2009 - 2024
France 28.27 45 1972 - 2023
Kazakhstan 28.26 46 1997 - 2023
Austria 27.49 47 1972 - 2023
Lithuania 27.39 48 1991 - 2023
Cambodia 27.27 49 2002 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 26.02 50 2006 - 2022
Bangladesh 25.76 51 2001 - 2021
Switzerland 25.71 52 1972 - 2023
El Salvador 25.41 53 1998 - 2023
Uzbekistan 25.33 54 2011 - 2023
Lebanon 25.12 55 1997 - 2021
Ethiopia 25.09 56 1990 - 2023
Mauritius 24.67 57 1973 - 2023
Nepal 24.59 58 1990 - 2021
Burkina Faso 24.57 59 2002 - 2023
Ivory Coast 24.25 60 1995 - 2023
Gabon 23.92 61 2012 - 2021
Cyprus 23.77 62 1972 - 2023
Rwanda 23.65 63 1990 - 2023
Senegal 23.55 64 2015 - 2023
Portugal 22.49 65 1975 - 2023
Madagascar 22.48 66 1990 - 2023
Estonia 22.33 67 1991 - 2023
Lesotho 22.29 68 1984 - 2022
Colombia 21.83 69 1998 - 2023
Cameroon 21.77 70 1990 - 2021
Fiji 21.72 71 1990 - 2023
Uruguay 21.23 72 1972 - 2023
Turkey 20.89 73 1972 - 2023
Togo 20.47 74 2004 - 2023
Spain 20.42 75 1972 - 2023
China 20.39 76 2005 - 2023
Slovakia 20.16 77 1995 - 2022
Sri Lanka 19.54 78 1990 - 2023
San Marino 19.27 79 1995 - 2023
Slovenia 18.35 80 1992 - 2023
Bulgaria 18.32 81 1990 - 2023
Germany 17.57 82 1972 - 2022
G.-Bissau 17.4 83 2017 - 2023
Greece 17.29 84 1972 - 2023
Ukraine 17.27 85 1999 - 2023
Sweden 16.89 86 1972 - 2022
Mongolia 16.51 87 1992 - 2021
Finland 16.38 88 1972 - 2023
Romania 15.85 89 1972 - 2022
Burundi 15.84 90 1991 - 2021
Costa Rica 15.74 91 1972 - 2023
Laos 15.61 92 2008 - 2022
Paraguay 15.56 93 2005 - 2023
Samoa 14.76 94 2012 - 2023
Jordan 14.51 95 1990 - 2023
North Macedonia 14.49 96 2005 - 2023
Hungary 14.4 97 1981 - 2022
Czechia 14.37 98 1993 - 2022
Serbia 14.28 99 2007 - 2022
Poland 14.06 100 1984 - 2023
Albania 13.56 101 1995 - 2023
Maldives 12.67 102 1985 - 2021
Macao 12.58 103 1996 - 2023
Ecuador 12 104 2013 - 2022
Azerbaijan 11.7 105 1994 - 2022
Moldova 10.75 106 1996 - 2023
C.A. Republic 10.74 107 2004 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan 10.65 108 2014 - 2023
Tonga 9.4 109 2013 - 2023
Argentina 8.71 110 1990 - 2023
R. of Congo 8.63 111 2003 - 2021
Kiribati 8.23 112 2011 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 8.06 113 2005 - 2023
Latvia 7.83 114 1994 - 2023
Tajikistan 6.88 115 1998 - 2023
Croatia 5.74 116 1991 - 2023
Palestine 4.96 117 2005 - 2021
Belarus 3.45 118 1992 - 2023
Russia 2.69 119 1994 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 1.85 120 2010 - 2023
Vanuatu 0.23 121 2021 - 2021


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Definition: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation.

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1. Australia
2. USA
3. New Zealand
4. Canada
5. Malaysia
6. Denmark
7. South Africa
8. Ireland
9. Papua N.G.
10. Namibia
11. Ghana
12. Zambia
13. Nicaragua
14. Mexico
15. Malawi
16. Malta
17. UK
18. Singapore
19. Israel
20. Armenia
21. Philippines
22. Mozambique
23. Swaziland
24. Belgium
25. Guatemala
26. Kenya
27. Chile
28. Luxembourg
29. Italy
30. Brazil
31. Iceland
32. Georgia
33. Norway
34. South Korea
35. Netherlands
36. Morocco
37. Botswana
38. Thailand
39. Uganda
40. Domin. Rep.
41. Peru
42. DR Congo
43. Panama
44. Tanzania
45. France
46. Kazakhstan
47. Austria
48. Lithuania
49. Cambodia
50. Eq. Guinea
51. Bangladesh
52. Switzerland
53. El Salvador
54. Uzbekistan
55. Lebanon
56. Ethiopia
57. Mauritius
58. Nepal
59. Burkina Faso
60. Ivory Coast
61. Gabon
62. Cyprus
63. Rwanda
64. Senegal
65. Portugal
66. Madagascar
67. Estonia
68. Lesotho
69. Colombia
70. Cameroon
71. Fiji
72. Uruguay
73. Turkey
74. Togo
75. Spain
76. China
77. Slovakia
78. Sri Lanka
79. San Marino
80. Slovenia
81. Bulgaria
82. Germany
83. G.-Bissau
84. Greece
85. Ukraine
86. Sweden
87. Mongolia
88. Finland
89. Romania
90. Burundi
91. Costa Rica
92. Laos
93. Paraguay
94. Samoa
95. Jordan
96. North Macedonia
97. Hungary
98. Czechia
99. Serbia
100. Poland
101. Albania
102. Maldives
103. Macao
104. Ecuador
105. Azerbaijan
106. Moldova
107. C.A. Republic
108. Kyrgyzstan
109. Tonga
110. Argentina
111. R. of Congo
112. Kiribati
113. Bosnia & Herz.
114. Latvia
115. Tajikistan
116. Croatia
117. Palestine
118. Belarus
119. Russia
120. Saudi Arabia
121. Vanuatu
64.47
55.90
55.15
54.59
50.67
49.72
48.77
46.52
45.14
40.53
39.90
39.05
38.87
38.86
38.40
37.30
37.26
36.92
35.59
35.25
35.18
34.71
34.39
33.67
33.48
32.78
32.19
32.17
31.89
31.44
31.05
31.02
30.75
30.40
30.28
30.09
29.85
29.70
29.70
29.55
29.46
29.22
29.06
28.37
28.27
28.26
27.49
27.39
27.27
26.02
25.76
25.71
25.41
25.33
25.12
25.09
24.67
24.59
24.57
24.25
23.92
23.77
23.65
23.55
22.49
22.48
22.33
22.29
21.83
21.77
21.72
21.23
20.89
20.47
20.42
20.39
20.16
19.54
19.27
18.35
18.32
17.57
17.40
17.29
17.27
16.89
16.51
16.38
15.85
15.84
15.74
15.61
15.56
14.76
14.51
14.49
14.40
14.37
14.28
14.06
13.56
12.67
12.58
12.00
11.70
10.75
10.74
10.65
9.40
8.71
8.63
8.23
8.06
7.83
6.88
5.74
4.96
3.45
2.69
1.85
0.23
0
16.1
32.2
48.4
64.47


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