Top Tax Rate by Country
Chad has the highest top tax rate in the world at 60.0%.
Note: This list uses the latest available data from sources such as Income Tax Services, Isle of Man Government, La Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère des Finances, Tax and Customs Administration - Belastingdienst, Botswana Unified Revenue Service, and Servicio de Administración Tributaria, SHCP. The data is updated regularly.
| Rank | Country | Top Tax Rate (%) | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chad
|
60.0% | 2016 |
| 2 |
Aruba
|
59.0% | 2016 |
| 3 |
Sweden
|
57.1% | 2016 |
| 4 |
Portugal
|
56.5% | 2016 |
| 5 |
Japan
|
56.0% | 2016 |
| 6 |
Denmark
|
55.8% | 2017 |
| 7 |
Austria
|
55.0% | 2016 |
| 8 |
Belgium
|
53.7% | 2016 |
| 9 |
Netherlands
|
52.0% | 2016 |
| 10 |
Finland
|
51.6% | 2016 |
| 11 |
France
|
50.2% | 2016 |
| 12 |
Zimbabwe
|
50.0% | 2016 |
| 13 |
Slovenia
|
50.0% | 2016 |
| 14 |
Israel
|
50.0% | 2016 |
| 15 |
Italy
|
48.8% | 2016 |
| 16 |
Greece
|
48.0% | 2016 |
| 17 |
Ireland
|
48.0% | 2016 |
| 18 |
Germany
|
47.5% | 2016 |
| 19 |
Croatia
|
47.2% | 2016 |
| 20 |
Iceland
|
46.3% | 2016 |
| 21 |
South Africa
|
45.0% | 2017 |
| 22 |
Australia
|
45.0% | 2016 |
| 23 |
China
|
45.0% | 2016 |
| 24 |
Taiwan
|
45.0% | 2016 |
| 25 |
Spain
|
45.0% | 2016 |
| 26 |
United Kingdom
|
45.0% | 2016 |
| 27 |
Luxembourg
|
43.6% | 2016 |
| 28 |
Papua New Guinea
|
42.0% | 2016 |
| 29 |
Guinea
|
40.0% | 2016 |
| 30 |
Mauritania
|
40.0% | 2016 |
| 31 |
Senegal
|
40.0% | 2016 |
| 32 |
Uganda
|
40.0% | 2016 |
| 33 |
Switzerland
|
40.0% | 2016 |
| 34 |
Chile
|
40.0% | 2016 |
| 35 |
United States
|
39.6% | 2016 |
| 36 |
Norway
|
38.5% | 2017 |
| 37 |
Morocco
|
38.0% | 2016 |
| 38 |
South Korea
|
38.0% | 2016 |
| 39 |
Suriname
|
38.0% | 2016 |
| 40 |
Namibia
|
37.0% | 2016 |
| 41 |
Armenia
|
36.0% | 2016 |
| 42 |
India
|
35.5% | 2016 |
| 43 |
Algeria
|
35.0% | 2016 |
| 44 |
Cameroon
|
35.0% | 2016 |
| 45 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
35.0% | 2016 |
| 46 |
Ethiopia
|
35.0% | 2016 |
| 47 |
Gabon
|
35.0% | 2016 |
| 48 |
Tunisia
|
35.0% | 2016 |
| 49 |
Zambia
|
35.0% | 2016 |
| 50 |
Thailand
|
35.0% | 2016 |
| 51 |
Vietnam
|
35.0% | 2016 |
| 52 |
Cyprus
|
35.0% | 2016 |
| 53 |
Malta
|
35.0% | 2016 |
| 54 |
Turkey
|
35.0% | 2016 |
| 55 |
Mexico
|
35.0% | 2016 |
| 56 |
Argentina
|
35.0% | 2016 |
| 57 |
Ecuador
|
35.0% | 2016 |
| 58 |
Venezuela
|
34.0% | 2016 |
| 59 |
Barbados
|
33.5% | 2016 |
| 60 |
Swaziland
|
33.0% | 2016 |
| 61 |
New Zealand
|
33.0% | 2016 |
| 62 |
Puerto Rico
|
33.0% | 2016 |
| 63 |
Canada
|
33.0% | 2016 |
| 64 |
Colombia
|
33.0% | 2016 |
| 65 |
Mozambique
|
32.0% | 2016 |
| 66 |
Philippines
|
32.0% | 2016 |
| 67 |
Poland
|
32.0% | 2016 |
| 68 |
Kenya
|
30.0% | 2016 |
| 69 |
Lesotho
|
30.0% | 2016 |
| 70 |
Malawi
|
30.0% | 2016 |
| 71 |
Rwanda
|
30.0% | 2016 |
| 72 |
Tanzania
|
30.0% | 2016 |
| 73 |
El Salvador
|
30.0% | 2016 |
| 74 |
Nicaragua
|
30.0% | 2016 |
| 75 |
Indonesia
|
30.0% | 2016 |
| 76 |
Peru
|
30.0% | 2016 |
| 77 |
Uruguay
|
30.0% | 2016 |
| 78 |
Bangladesh
|
30.0% | 2016 |
| 79 |
Malaysia
|
28.0% | 2016 |
| 80 |
Brazil
|
27.5% | 2016 |
| 81 |
Samoa
|
27.0% | 2016 |
| 82 |
Botswana
|
25.0% | 2016 |
| 83 |
Ghana
|
25.0% | 2016 |
| 84 |
Dominican Republic
|
25.0% | 2016 |
| 85 |
Honduras
|
25.0% | 2016 |
| 86 |
Jamaica
|
25.0% | 2016 |
| 87 |
Panama
|
25.0% | 2016 |
| 88 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
25.0% | 2016 |
| 89 |
Slovakia
|
25.0% | 2016 |
| 90 |
Azerbaijan
|
25.0% | 2016 |
| 91 |
Nigeria
|
24.0% | 2016 |
| 92 |
Laos
|
24.0% | 2016 |
| 93 |
Liechtenstein
|
24.0% | 2016 |
| 94 |
Uzbekistan
|
23.0% | 2016 |
| 95 |
Albania
|
23.0% | 2016 |
| 96 |
Latvia
|
23.0% | 2016 |
| 97 |
Egypt
|
22.5% | 2016 |
| 98 |
Singapore
|
22.0% | 2016 |
| 99 |
Czech Republic
|
22.0% | 2017 |
| 100 |
Syria
|
22.0% | 2016 |
| 101 |
Madagascar
|
20.0% | 2016 |
| 102 |
Fiji
|
20.0% | 2016 |
| 103 |
Cambodia
|
20.0% | 2016 |
| 104 |
Estonia
|
20.0% | 2016 |
| 105 |
Isle of Man
|
20.0% | 2016 |
| 106 |
Georgia
|
20.0% | 2016 |
| 107 |
Jordan
|
20.0% | 2016 |
| 108 |
Lebanon
|
20.0% | 2016 |
| 109 |
Afghanistan
|
20.0% | 2016 |
| 110 |
Pakistan
|
20.0% | 2016 |
| 111 |
Moldova
|
18.0% | 2016 |
| 112 |
Ukraine
|
18.0% | 2016 |
| 113 |
Angola
|
17.0% | 2016 |
| 114 |
Romania
|
16.0% | 2016 |
| 115 |
Mauritius
|
15.0% | 2016 |
| 116 |
Seychelles
|
15.0% | 2016 |
| 117 |
Costa Rica
|
15.0% | 2016 |
| 118 |
Hong Kong
|
15.0% | 2016 |
| 119 |
Hungary
|
15.0% | 2016 |
| 120 |
Lithuania
|
15.0% | 2016 |
| 121 |
Serbia
|
15.0% | 2017 |
| 122 |
Iraq
|
15.0% | 2016 |
| 123 |
Yemen
|
15.0% | 2016 |
| 124 |
Sri Lanka
|
15.0% | 2016 |
| 125 |
Russia
|
13.0% | 2016 |
| 126 |
Tajikistan
|
13.0% | 2016 |
| 127 |
Belarus
|
13.0% | 2017 |
| 128 |
Bolivia
|
13.0% | 2016 |
| 129 |
Macau
|
12.0% | 2016 |
| 130 |
Libya
|
10.0% | 2016 |
| 131 |
Kazakhstan
|
10.0% | 2016 |
| 132 |
Mongolia
|
10.0% | 2016 |
| 133 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
10.0% | 2016 |
| 134 |
Bulgaria
|
10.0% | 2016 |
| 135 |
Macedonia
|
10.0% | 2016 |
| 136 |
Montenegro
|
9.0% | 2016 |
| 137 |
Guatemala
|
7.0% | 2016 |
| 138 |
Bahamas
|
0.0% | 2016 |
| 139 |
Cayman Islands
|
0.0% | 2016 |
| 140 |
Brunei
|
0.0% | 2016 |
| 141 |
Bahrain
|
0.0% | 2016 |
| 142 |
Kuwait
|
0.0% | 2016 |
| 143 |
Oman
|
0.0% | 2016 |
| 144 |
Qatar
|
0.0% | 2016 |
| 145 |
Saudi Arabia
|
0.0% | 2016 |
| 146 |
United Arab Emirates
|
0.0% | 2016 |
| 147 |
Bermuda
|
0.0% | 2016 |