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Map of the world showing national-level sales tax / VAT rates as of October 2019. A comparison of tax rates by countries is difficult and somewhat subjective, as tax laws in most countries are extremely complex and the tax burden falls differently on different groups in each country and sub-national unit.
The EU VAT area is a territory consisting of all member states of the European Union and certain other countries which follow the European Union's (EU) rules on VAT. [59] [60] The principle is also valid for some special taxes on products like alcohol and tobacco. All EU member states are part of the VAT area.
Global map of countries by tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products (%), 2021, according to World Bank. This is a list of countries by tariff rate. The list includes sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories based upon the ISO standard ISO 3166-1. Import duty refers to taxes levied on imported goods, capital and ...
Åland, an autonomous area, is considered to be outside the EU VAT area, although its VAT rate is the same as for Finland. Goods brought from Åland to Finland or other EU countries are considered to be imports. This enables tax-free sales onboard passenger ships. In Iceland, VAT is 24% for most goods and services.
The quoted income tax rate is, except where noted, the top rate of tax: most jurisdictions have lower rate of taxes for low levels of income. Some countries also have lower rates of corporation tax for smaller companies. In 1980, the top rates of most European countries were above 60%. Today most European countries have rates below 50%. [1]
The tax percentage for each country listed in the source has been added to the chart. According to World Bank , "GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products.
Consumption tax / VAT: at 27% it's ranked top 1 out of out of 190 countries. (2019) [1] Index of Economic Freedom: ranked 54 out of 178 countries. (2016) Ease of Doing Business Index: ranked 41 out of 190 countries. (2017) Inequality adjusted Human Development Index ranked 28 out of 151 countries (2015) Trade Freedom Index ranked 20 out of 179 ...
European Union: −3.3 2022 yearly Finland: −1.5 Jun 2023 quarterly France: −5.0 Jun 2023 quarterly Georgia: −2.0 Jun 2023 quarterly Germany: −3.4 Jun 2023 quarterly Greece: −1.3 Dec 2018 monthly Hungary: −8.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Iceland: −1.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Ireland: 2.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Italy: −8.0 Jun 2023 quarterly