Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes) by country
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.
Countries reporting
153
Highest
93.0%
United States
Lowest
1.7%
Bahrain
Median
37.8%
Years covered
53
1972–2024
Data points
4,584
What the numbers show
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes) is currently reported for 153 countries. The highest value is 93.0% in United States; the lowest is 1.7% in Bahrain.
The median across all reporting countries is 37.8%, and the mean is 38.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 53.
Over the past decade 114 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 458.1%), and the largest decrease in Bahrain (down 81.7%).
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 93.0% | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 2 | East Timor | 81.8% | 2022 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 3 | Equatorial Guinea | 79.2% | 2022 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 4 | Canada | 78.5% | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 5 | Australia | 76.6% | 2022 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 6 | Angola | 70.1% | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 7 | Papua New Guinea | 67.0% | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 8 | Iran | 66.7% | 2009 | up 69.9% | rising |
| 9 | New Zealand | 66.0% | 2024 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 10 | Ireland | 64.6% | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 11 | Malaysia | 64.3% | 2024 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 59.8% | 2022 | up 113.1% | rising |
| 13 | Norway | 59.7% | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 14 | Belgium | 59.4% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 15 | Denmark | 59.0% | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 16 | Brazil | 58.7% | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 17 | South Africa | 57.8% | 2024 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 18 | Malta | 57.6% | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 19 | Micronesia (country) | 57.5% | 2020 | up 84.7% | rising |
| 20 | Iraq | 57.2% | 2019 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 21 | Netherlands | 55.8% | 2024 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 22 | Italy | 55.4% | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 23 | Luxembourg | 55.4% | 2024 | up 19.9% | falling |
| 24 | South Korea | 54.8% | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 25 | Mexico | 54.2% | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 26 | France | 53.8% | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 27 | United Kingdom | 52.6% | 2024 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 28 | Nauru | 52.2% | 2024 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 29 | Malawi | 51.3% | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 30 | Indonesia | 51.2% | 2009 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 31 | Singapore | 51.0% | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 32 | San Marino | 50.4% | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 33 | Israel | 50.0% | 2024 | up 18.8% | flat |
| 34 | Austria | 49.8% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 35 | Mozambique | 49.0% | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 36 | Bhutan | 48.9% | 2020 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 37 | Ghana | 48.8% | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 38 | Lithuania | 48.3% | 2024 | up 54.4% | flat |
| 39 | Iceland | 47.2% | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 40 | India | 47.1% | 2022 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 41 | Zambia | 47.0% | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 42 | Colombia | 46.7% | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 43 | Spain | 46.7% | 2024 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 44 | Georgia | 45.9% | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 45 | Switzerland | 45.5% | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 46 | Germany | 45.2% | 2024 | up 17.4% | falling |
| 47 | Finland | 45.1% | 2024 | up 61.9% | falling |
| 48 | Rwanda | 44.9% | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 49 | Cyprus | 44.6% | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 50 | Kenya | 44.5% | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 51 | Nicaragua | 44.5% | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 52 | Czechia | 43.9% | 2024 | up 14.2% | flat |
| 53 | Panama | 43.7% | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 54 | Armenia | 43.2% | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 55 | Egypt | 42.4% | 2015 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 56 | Portugal | 42.3% | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 57 | Slovakia | 41.8% | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 58 | Tunisia | 40.8% | 2012 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 59 | Botswana | 40.7% | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 60 | Mali | 40.7% | 2020 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 61 | Philippines | 40.3% | 2024 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 62 | El Salvador | 40.2% | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 63 | Marshall Islands | 39.9% | 2020 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 64 | Thailand | 39.9% | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 65 | Azerbaijan | 39.4% | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 66 | Estonia | 39.4% | 2024 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 67 | Peru | 39.2% | 2021 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 68 | Uganda | 38.8% | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 69 | Morocco | 38.8% | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 70 | Namibia | 38.6% | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 71 | Kazakhstan | 38.6% | 2023 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 72 | Gabon | 38.1% | 2021 | down 14.9% | flat |
| 73 | Slovenia | 38.1% | 2024 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 74 | Chile | 38.0% | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 75 | Jamaica | 37.8% | 2020 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 76 | Kiribati | 37.8% | 2023 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 77 | Trinidad and Tobago | 37.8% | 2019 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 78 | Zimbabwe | 37.5% | 2018 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 79 | Guatemala | 37.3% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 80 | Greece | 37.2% | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 81 | China | 37.2% | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 82 | Uruguay | 37.1% | 2024 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Ukraine | 37.1% | 2024 | up 93.5% | rising |
| 84 | Andorra | 37.1% | 2024 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 85 | Cambodia | 37.0% | 2023 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 86 | Solomon Islands | 36.3% | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 87 | Eswatini | 35.7% | 2021 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 88 | Romania | 35.2% | 2024 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 34.9% | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 90 | Uzbekistan | 34.2% | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 91 | Tanzania | 33.6% | 2024 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 92 | Sri Lanka | 33.5% | 2023 | up 63.8% | rising |
| 93 | Mongolia | 32.7% | 2024 | up 51.2% | falling |
| 94 | Hungary | 32.7% | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 95 | Fiji | 32.6% | 2024 | up 38.2% | falling |
| 96 | Costa Rica | 32.5% | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 97 | Nepal | 32.5% | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 98 | Myanmar | 32.4% | 2019 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Barbados | 32.4% | 2016 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 100 | Bangladesh | 32.4% | 2021 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 101 | Mauritius | 32.2% | 2024 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 102 | Senegal | 31.9% | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 103 | Turkey | 31.9% | 2024 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 104 | Lesotho | 30.9% | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 105 | Cape Verde | 30.7% | 2020 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 106 | Bulgaria | 30.7% | 2024 | up 18.4% | falling |
| 107 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 30.5% | 2020 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 108 | Honduras | 29.6% | 2020 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 109 | Ethiopia | 29.6% | 2024 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 110 | Niger | 29.5% | 1980 | — | falling |
| 111 | Guinea-Bissau | 29.5% | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 112 | Ecuador | 29.2% | 2022 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 113 | North Macedonia | 28.8% | 2024 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Cote d'Ivoire | 28.8% | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 115 | Serbia | 28.8% | 2022 | up 113.5% | rising |
| 116 | Jordan | 28.5% | 2023 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 117 | Belize | 27.9% | 2017 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 118 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 27.8% | 2017 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 119 | Paraguay | 27.7% | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 120 | Cameroon | 27.2% | 2021 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 121 | Congo | 27.2% | 2021 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 122 | Burkina Faso | 27.1% | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 123 | Poland | 26.7% | 2023 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 124 | Madagascar | 26.2% | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 125 | Albania | 25.9% | 2024 | up 35.9% | rising |
| 126 | Saint Lucia | 25.8% | 2017 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 127 | Seychelles | 24.7% | 2008 | up 26.5% | falling |
| 128 | Kuwait | 24.6% | 1998 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Palau | 24.0% | 2020 | up 12.3% | flat |
| 130 | Togo | 24.0% | 2023 | up 49.0% | flat |
| 131 | Laos | 23.6% | 2022 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 132 | Kyrgyzstan | 23.2% | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 133 | Sweden | 22.0% | 2024 | up 24.0% | falling |
| 134 | Afghanistan | 22.0% | 2017 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 135 | Burundi | 21.6% | 2021 | down 24.0% | flat |
| 136 | Latvia | 20.8% | 2024 | up 19.8% | falling |
| 137 | Moldova | 20.7% | 2023 | up 378.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Samoa | 20.5% | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 139 | Tonga | 20.3% | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 140 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18.8% | 2024 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 141 | Maldives | 17.4% | 2021 | up 222.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Tajikistan | 16.4% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Bolivia | 14.8% | 2007 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 144 | Argentina | 14.7% | 2024 | down 40.1% | rising |
| 145 | Russia | 14.4% | 2024 | up 269.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Croatia | 14.2% | 2023 | up 19.5% | falling |
| 147 | Somalia | 13.5% | 2024 | up 458.1% | rising |
| 148 | Macao | 9.9% | 2024 | up 141.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Lebanon | 9.5% | 2024 | down 65.3% | rising |
| 150 | Saudi Arabia | 8.3% | 2024 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 151 | Belarus | 7.3% | 2024 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 152 | Sudan | 7.2% | 2016 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 153 | Bahrain | 1.7% | 2020 | down 81.7% | volatile |
About this data
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.