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Top income tax rate
Top statutory personal income tax rate, central and sub-central combined. OECD countries only. US federal + average state top rate.
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Countries
38 · OECD Tax Database- 1stJapan55.92025
- 2ndDenmark55.92025
- 3rdFrance55.42025
- 4thAustria552025
- 5thCanada53.52025
- 6thPortugal532025
- 7thBelgium52.72025
- 8thSweden52.42025
- 9thFinland51.82025
- 10thIsrael502025
- 10thSlovenia502025
- 12thSouth Korea49.52025
- 13thNetherlands49.52025
- 14thSpain48.62025
- 15thIreland482025
- 16thGermany47.52025
- 17thItaly47.22025
- 18thAustralia472025
- 19thIceland46.32025
- 20thLuxembourg45.82025
- 21stUnited Kingdom452025
- 22ndGreece442025
- 23rdUnited States43.72025
- 24thSwitzerland41.42025
- 25thTürkiye40.82025
- 26thChile402025
- 27thNorway39.72025
- 28thNew Zealand392025
- 29thColombia392025
- 30thMexico352025
- 31stLithuania322025
- 31stPoland322025
- 33rdLatvia31.22024
- 34thCosta Rica252025
- 34thSlovakia252025
- 36thCzechia232025
- 37thEstonia222025
- 38thHungary152025
38 countries ranked.
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- PopulationResident population.
- Land areaLand area in square kilometres.
- Cost of livingOverall price level relative to the US average (100).
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