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Economy > Government > Revenue > Tax > Income tax: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Average income taxes (net of benefits), as a percentage of gross wage earnings, levied on a single person with no children, who earns the average wage.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 BelgiumBelgium 42.2% 2010
2 GermanyGermany 39.9% 2010
3 DenmarkDenmark 38.6% 2010
4 NetherlandsNetherlands 37.8% 2010
5 HungaryHungary 35% 2010
6 AustriaAustria 33.4% 2010
7 ItalyItaly 30.8% 2010
8 FinlandFinland 29.8% 2010
9 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 29.4% 2010
10 NorwayNorway 29.3% 2010
11 PolandPoland 28.3% 2010
12 LuxembourgLuxembourg 28.1% 2010
13 FranceFrance 28% 2010
14 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 25.1% 2010
15 SwedenSweden 25% 2010
16 PortugalPortugal 24.5% 2010
17 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 23% 2010
18 SlovakiaSlovakia 22.9% 2010
19 United StatesUnited States 22.8% 2010
20 CanadaCanada 22.7% 2010
21 AustraliaAustralia 22.3% 2010
22 SpainSpain 21.9% 2010
23 JapanJapan 21% 2010
24 EstoniaEstonia 20.7% 2010
=25 IrelandIreland 18.9% 2010
=25 IsraelIsrael 18.9% 2010
27 GreeceGreece 18.8% 2010
28 South KoreaSouth Korea 12.3% 2010

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