List of countries by tax rate
The following list sorts countries according to their tax rate . The tax rate describes the amount of taxes paid as a percentage of gross domestic product or, in this case, gross national income . All types of taxes are included, including corporate taxes, income taxes, VAT and other taxes. All information is taken from the index for economic freedom of the American think tank Heritage Foundation and applies to 2016.
rank | country | Taxes as a share of gross national income |
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1 |
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46.6% |
2 |
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45.5% |
3 |
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44.8% |
4th |
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44.0% |
5 |
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43.5% |
6th |
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43.3% |
6th |
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43.3% |
8th |
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42.9% |
9 |
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41.2% |
10 |
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39.4% |
11 |
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38.7% |
12 |
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38.1% |
13 |
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38.1% |
14th |
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37.8% |
15th |
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37.4% |
16 |
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37.1% |
17th |
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37.0% |
18th |
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36.9% |
19th |
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36.8% |
20th |
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36.7% |
21st |
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36.6% |
22nd |
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36.3% |
23 |
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35.8% |
24 |
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35.5% |
25th |
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34.6% |
26th |
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34.5% |
27 |
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34.3% |
28 |
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33.8% |
29 |
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33.6% |
30th |
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33.5% |
31 |
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33.2% |
32 |
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33.1% |
33 |
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32.8% |
34 |
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32.5% |
35 |
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32.3% |
36 |
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32.1% |
37 |
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32.0% |
37 |
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32.0% |
38 |
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31.9% |
39 |
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31.7% |
40 |
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31.6% |
41 |
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31.4% |
42 |
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31.3% |
43 |
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30.8% |
44 |
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30.6% |
45 |
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30.1% |
46 |
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30.0% |
47 |
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29.8% |
48 |
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29.7% |
49 |
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29.2% |
50 |
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29.1% |
51 |
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29.0% |
52 |
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28.5% |
53 |
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28.3% |
54 |
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28.1% |
55 |
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27.9% |
56 |
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27.8% |
57 |
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27.8% |
58 |
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27.5% |
59 |
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27.4% |
60 |
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27.3% |
60 |
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27.3% |
60 |
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27.3% |
63 |
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27.2% |
64 |
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26.7% |
65 |
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26.5% |
66 |
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26.4% |
67 |
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26.0% |
68 |
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26.0% |
69 |
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25.9% |
70 |
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25.5% |
71 |
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25.3% |
72 |
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25.3% |
73 |
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25.2% |
74 |
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25.1% |
75 |
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25.0% |
76 |
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24.8% |
76 |
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24.8% |
78 |
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24.6% |
79 |
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24.3% |
80 |
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24.2% |
81 |
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24.1% |
81 |
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24.1% |
83 |
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24.0% |
84 |
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23.9% |
85 |
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23.8% |
86 |
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23.7% |
87 |
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23.6% |
87 |
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23.6% |
89 |
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23.4% |
89 |
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23.4% |
91 |
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23.0% |
92 |
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22.5% |
93 |
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22.0% |
94 |
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21.8% |
95 |
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21.6% |
96 |
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21.3% |
97 |
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21.3% |
98 |
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21.2% |
98 |
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21.2% |
98 |
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21.2% |
101 |
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20.9% |
101 |
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20.9% |
101 |
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20.9% |
104 |
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20.6% |
104 |
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20.6% |
106 |
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20.5% |
107 |
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20.0% |
108 |
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19.0% |
109 |
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18.9% |
110 |
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18.8% |
110 |
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18.8% |
112 |
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18.7% |
113 |
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18.4% |
113 |
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18.4% |
115 |
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18.3% |
115 |
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18.3% |
117 |
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18.2% |
118 |
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17.9% |
119 |
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17.8% |
120 |
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17.5% |
120 |
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17.5% |
122 |
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17.4% |
123 |
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17.4% |
124 |
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16.1% |
125 |
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15.9% |
126 |
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15.8% |
127 |
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15.7% |
128 |
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15.6% |
128 |
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15.6% |
130 |
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15.1% |
130 |
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15.1% |
132 |
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15.0% |
132 |
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15.0% |
132 |
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15.0% |
135 |
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14.5% |
136 |
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14.4% |
137 |
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14.3% |
138 |
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13.9% |
138 |
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13.9% |
140 |
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13.8% |
140 |
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13.8% |
142 |
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13.7% |
142 |
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13.7% |
142 |
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13.7% |
145 |
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13.6% |
145 |
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13.6% |
147 |
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13.5% |
148 |
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13.4% |
149 |
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13.1% |
150 |
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13.0% |
150 |
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13.0% |
150 |
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13.0% |
153 |
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12.8% |
154 |
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12.7% |
155 |
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12.6% |
156 |
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12.1% |
157 |
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11.8% |
158 |
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10.4% |
159 |
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10.2% |
160 |
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9.0% |
160 |
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9.0% |
162 |
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8.8% |
163 |
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8.7% |
164 |
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8.5% |
165 |
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8.2% |
166 |
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8.0% |
167 |
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7.1% |
168 |
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6.4% |
169 |
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5.6% |
170 |
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5.0% |
171 |
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1.4% |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Country Rankings: World & Global Economy Rankings on Economic Freedom. Retrieved July 22, 2018 .