Income and profits taxes - Country rankings
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Income, profits, and capital gains taxes: percent of revenue, 2020 - Country rankings:
The average for 2020 based on 118 countries was 24.57 percent.The highest value was in Australia: 64.5 percent and the lowest value was in the Bahamas: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1972 to 2020. 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, 2020 | Global rank | Available data |
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Australia | 64.5 | 1 | 1972 - 2020 |
Canada | 55.78 | 2 | 1990 - 2020 |
New Zealand | 53.5 | 3 | 1972 - 2020 |
USA | 51.36 | 4 | 1972 - 2020 |
Papua N.G. | 46.87 | 5 | 1990 - 2020 |
South Africa | 46.25 | 6 | 1972 - 2020 |
Denmark | 45.96 | 7 | 1972 - 2020 |
Malaysia | 45.22 | 8 | 1996 - 2020 |
Ireland | 45.12 | 9 | 1972 - 2020 |
Ghana | 43.03 | 10 | 1990 - 2020 |
Eq. Guinea | 42.63 | 11 | 2006 - 2020 |
Zambia | 40.84 | 12 | 1990 - 2020 |
Namibia | 40.29 | 13 | 1990 - 2020 |
Malawi | 40.04 | 14 | 2009 - 2020 |
Mexico | 39.36 | 15 | 1972 - 2020 |
Nicaragua | 39.21 | 16 | 1990 - 2020 |
Kenya | 38.93 | 17 | 2014 - 2020 |
Lesotho | 38.55 | 18 | 1984 - 2020 |
Singapore | 37.89 | 19 | 1972 - 2020 |
Mozambique | 37.82 | 20 | 2010 - 2020 |
Philippines | 36.61 | 21 | 1990 - 2020 |
Armenia | 36.18 | 22 | 2004 - 2020 |
Indonesia | 36.1 | 23 | 1972 - 2020 |
Mali | 35.4 | 24 | 2000 - 2020 |
UK | 35.39 | 25 | 1972 - 2020 |
Malta | 34.42 | 26 | 1972 - 2020 |
Georgia | 33.53 | 27 | 1995 - 2020 |
Jamaica | 33.24 | 28 | 1988 - 2020 |
Italy | 33.12 | 29 | 1973 - 2020 |
Iceland | 33.11 | 30 | 1972 - 2020 |
Guatemala | 32.62 | 31 | 1990 - 2020 |
Belgium | 32.17 | 32 | 1995 - 2020 |
Israel | 32.06 | 33 | 1972 - 2020 |
Luxembourg | 31.99 | 34 | 1972 - 2020 |
Panama | 30.84 | 35 | 2014 - 2020 |
Morocco | 30.8 | 36 | 1990 - 2020 |
Uganda | 30.63 | 37 | 2015 - 2020 |
Netherlands | 30.57 | 38 | 1973 - 2020 |
Thailand | 30.12 | 39 | 1972 - 2020 |
El Salvador | 29.85 | 40 | 1998 - 2020 |
Lebanon | 29.82 | 41 | 1997 - 2020 |
Lithuania | 29.68 | 42 | 1991 - 2020 |
Peru | 29.09 | 43 | 1972 - 2020 |
France | 28.63 | 44 | 1972 - 2020 |
South Korea | 28.06 | 45 | 1972 - 2020 |
Domin. Rep. | 27.97 | 46 | 1972 - 2020 |
Bangladesh | 27.28 | 47 | 2001 - 2020 |
Nepal | 27.24 | 48 | 1990 - 2020 |
Botswana | 27.21 | 49 | 1990 - 2020 |
Brazil | 26.92 | 50 | 2010 - 2020 |
Kazakhstan | 26.84 | 51 | 1997 - 2020 |
Austria | 25.62 | 52 | 1972 - 2020 |
Uzbekistan | 25.29 | 53 | 2011 - 2020 |
Rwanda | 24.97 | 54 | 1990 - 2020 |
Cambodia | 24.96 | 55 | 2002 - 2020 |
Cyprus | 24.66 | 56 | 1972 - 2020 |
Cameroon | 24.43 | 57 | 1990 - 2020 |
Ivory Coast | 24.28 | 58 | 1995 - 2020 |
Mauritius | 23.94 | 59 | 1973 - 2020 |
Portugal | 23.62 | 60 | 1975 - 2020 |
Burkina Faso | 23.2 | 61 | 2002 - 2020 |
Fiji | 22.51 | 62 | 1990 - 2020 |
Uruguay | 22.48 | 63 | 1972 - 2020 |
Switzerland | 22.01 | 64 | 1972 - 2020 |
Colombia | 21.6 | 65 | 1998 - 2020 |
Ethiopia | 21.28 | 66 | 1990 - 2020 |
China | 21.15 | 67 | 2005 - 2020 |
Estonia | 20.65 | 68 | 1991 - 2020 |
Madagascar | 20.13 | 69 | 1990 - 2020 |
Bhutan | 19.94 | 70 | 1982 - 2020 |
Honduras | 19.51 | 71 | 1972 - 2020 |
Solomon Isl. | 19.18 | 72 | 2011 - 2020 |
Slovakia | 18.72 | 73 | 1995 - 2020 |
Chile | 18.49 | 74 | 1972 - 2020 |
Norway | 18.31 | 75 | 1972 - 2020 |
Turkey | 18.12 | 76 | 1972 - 2020 |
Slovenia | 18.03 | 77 | 1995 - 2020 |
Spain | 18.02 | 78 | 1972 - 2020 |
San Marino | 17.92 | 79 | 1995 - 2020 |
Sri Lanka | 17.35 | 80 | 1990 - 2020 |
Germany | 17.28 | 81 | 1972 - 2020 |
Bulgaria | 16.87 | 82 | 1990 - 2020 |
Greece | 16.75 | 83 | 1972 - 2020 |
Czechia | 16.63 | 84 | 1993 - 2020 |
Hungary | 16.55 | 85 | 1981 - 2020 |
Ukraine | 16.42 | 86 | 1999 - 2020 |
Costa Rica | 16.4 | 87 | 1972 - 2020 |
Macao | 16 | 88 | 1996 - 2020 |
Jordan | 15.7 | 89 | 1990 - 2020 |
North Macedonia | 15.5 | 90 | 2005 - 2020 |
R. of Congo | 15.48 | 91 | 2001 - 2020 |
Ecuador | 15.39 | 92 | 2019 - 2020 |
Albania | 15.37 | 93 | 1995 - 2020 |
Sweden | 14.67 | 94 | 1972 - 2020 |
Romania | 14.55 | 95 | 1972 - 2020 |
Finland | 14.49 | 96 | 1972 - 2020 |
Paraguay | 14.37 | 97 | 2005 - 2020 |
Serbia | 14.28 | 98 | 2007 - 2020 |
Samoa | 13.74 | 99 | 2012 - 2020 |
Poland | 13.2 | 100 | 1984 - 2020 |
Kyrgyzstan | 12.51 | 101 | 2014 - 2020 |
Mongolia | 12.46 | 102 | 1992 - 2020 |
Moldova | 11.15 | 103 | 1996 - 2020 |
Micronesia | 10.94 | 104 | 2008 - 2020 |
Argentina | 9.43 | 105 | 1990 - 2020 |
Palau | 8.8 | 106 | 2008 - 2020 |
Bosnia & Herz. | 8.12 | 107 | 2005 - 2020 |
C.A. Republic | 7.46 | 108 | 2004 - 2020 |
Croatia | 7.12 | 109 | 1991 - 2020 |
Kiribati | 6.53 | 110 | 2011 - 2020 |
Latvia | 6.13 | 111 | 1994 - 2020 |
Somalia | 2.45 | 112 | 2017 - 2020 |
Saudi Arabia | 2.32 | 113 | 2010 - 2020 |
Russia | 2.09 | 114 | 1998 - 2020 |
Belarus | 1.39 | 115 | 1992 - 2020 |
Bahamas | 0 | 116 | 1990 - 2020 |
UA Emirates | 0 | 117 | 1997 - 2020 |
Vanuatu | 0 | 118 | 1990 - 2020 |
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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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46.87
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45.96
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43.03
42.63
40.84
40.29
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38.93
38.55
37.89
37.82
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36.18
36.10
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35.39
34.42
33.53
33.24
33.12
33.11
32.62
32.17
32.06
31.99
30.84
30.80
30.63
30.57
30.12
29.85
29.82
29.68
29.09
28.63
28.06
27.97
27.28
27.24
27.21
26.92
26.84
25.62
25.29
24.97
24.96
24.66
24.43
24.28
23.94
23.62
23.20
22.51
22.48
22.01
21.60
21.28
21.15
20.65
20.13
19.94
19.51
19.18
18.72
18.49
18.31
18.12
18.03
18.02
17.92
17.35
17.28
16.87
16.75
16.63
16.55
16.42
16.40
16.00
15.70
15.50
15.48
15.39
15.37
14.67
14.55
14.49
14.37
14.28
13.74
13.20
12.51
12.46
11.15
10.94
9.43
8.80
8.12
7.46
7.12
6.53
6.13
2.45
2.32
2.09
1.39
0.00
0.00
0.00
0
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