Tax rate by country
Countries reporting
34
Highest
40.39 Rate
Romania
Lowest
7.51 Rate
Italy
Median
17.86 Rate
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
890
What the numbers show
Tax rate is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 40.39 Rate in Romania; the lowest is 7.51 Rate in Italy.
The median across all reporting countries is 17.86 Rate, and the mean is 18.6 Rate.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 76.1%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 64.9%).
Tax rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 40.39 Rate | 2025 | up 76.1% | rising |
| 2 | Hungary | 33.5 Rate | 2025 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 3 | Slovenia | 31.94 Rate | 2025 | up 38.7% | falling |
| 4 | Denmark | 31.71 Rate | 2025 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 5 | Lithuania | 29.61 Rate | 2025 | up 66.2% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 26.03 Rate | 2025 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 7 | Croatia | 23.73 Rate | 2025 | up 11.9% | flat |
| 8 | Poland | 23.47 Rate | 2025 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 22.4 Rate | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 10 | France | 20.98 Rate | 2025 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 11 | Japan | 20.08 Rate | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 11 | Norway | 20.08 Rate | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 13 | United States | 19.85 Rate | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 14 | Latvia | 19.66 Rate | 2025 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 15 | Slovakia | 19.34 Rate | 2025 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 16 | Sweden | 19.15 Rate | 2025 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 17 | Iceland | 18.59 Rate | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 17.12 Rate | 2025 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 19 | Türkiye | 16.69 Rate | 2023 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 20 | Czechia | 16.59 Rate | 2025 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 14.75 Rate | 2019 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 22 | Austria | 14.63 Rate | 2025 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 23 | Malta | 13.96 Rate | 2025 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 24 | Netherlands | 13.62 Rate | 2025 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 25 | Finland | 13.52 Rate | 2025 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 26 | Greece | 13.37 Rate | 2025 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 27 | Switzerland | 13 Rate | 2023 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 28 | Cyprus | 11.45 Rate | 2025 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 29 | Portugal | 11 Rate | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Estonia | 10.03 Rate | 2025 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 31 | Belgium | 8.76 Rate | 2025 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 32 | Spain | 8.18 Rate | 2025 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 33 | Ireland | 7.79 Rate | 2025 | down 35.1% | rising |
| 34 | Italy | 7.51 Rate | 2025 | down 52.5% | falling |