Countries with the Highest Income Tax Rates

Countries with the highest top marginal personal income tax rates in the world.

#CountryRate
1Chad flag
Chad

Africa

60%
2Finland flag
Finland

Europe

56.5%
3Denmark flag
Denmark

Europe

55.9%
4Austria flag
Austria

Europe

55%
5Japan flag
Japan

Asia

55%
6Canada flag
Canada

North America

53%
7Aruba flag
Aruba

North America

52%
8Ireland flag
Ireland

Europe

52%
9Sweden flag
Sweden

Europe

52%
10Belgium flag
Belgium

Europe

50%
11Central African Republic flag
Central African Republic

Africa

50%
12Cuba flag
Cuba

North America

50%
13Israel flag
Israel

Asia

50%
14Slovenia flag
Slovenia

Europe

50%
15Netherlands flag
Netherlands

Europe

49.5%
16South Korea flag
South Korea

Asia

49.5%
17Curaçao flag
Curaçao

North America

48.3%
18Portugal flag
Portugal

Europe

48%
19Norway flag
Norway

Europe

47.4%
20Spain flag
Spain

Europe

47%
21Iceland flag
Iceland

Europe

46.3%
22Australia flag
Australia

Oceania

45%
23China flag
China

Asia

45%
24France flag
France

Europe

45%
25Germany flag
Germany

Europe

45%
26South Africa flag
South Africa

Africa

45%
27United Kingdom flag
United Kingdom

Europe

45%
28Greece flag
Greece

Europe

44%
29Italy flag
Italy

Europe

43%
30India flag
India

Asia

42.7%
31Luxembourg flag
Luxembourg

Europe

42%
32Papua New Guinea flag
Papua New Guinea

Oceania

42%
33Chile flag
Chile

South America

40%
34Democratic Republic of the Congo flag
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Africa

40%
35Guyana flag
Guyana

South America

40%
36Mali flag
Mali

Africa

40%
37Mauritania flag
Mauritania

Africa

40%
38Republic of the Congo flag
Republic of the Congo

Africa

40%
39Senegal flag
Senegal

Africa

40%
40Solomon Islands flag
Solomon Islands

Oceania

40%
41Switzerland flag
Switzerland

Europe

40%
42Taiwan flag
Taiwan

Asia

40%
43Turkey flag
Turkey

Asia

40%
44Uganda flag
Uganda

Africa

40%
45Zimbabwe flag
Zimbabwe

Africa

40%
46Colombia flag
Colombia

South America

39%
47New Zealand flag
New Zealand

Oceania

39%
48Morocco flag
Morocco

Africa

38%
49Suriname flag
Suriname

South America

38%
50Zambia flag
Zambia

Africa

37.5%
51Ecuador flag
Ecuador

South America

37%
52Namibia flag
Namibia

Africa

37%
53United States flag
United States

North America

37%
54Côte d'Ivoire flag
Côte d'Ivoire

Africa

36%
55Nepal flag
Nepal

Asia

36%
56Sri Lanka flag
Sri Lanka

Asia

36%
57Uruguay flag
Uruguay

South America

36%
58Croatia flag
Croatia

Europe

35.4%
59Algeria flag
Algeria

Africa

35%
60Argentina flag
Argentina

South America

35%
61Benin flag
Benin

Africa

35%
62Cameroon flag
Cameroon

Africa

35%
63Cyprus flag
Cyprus

Europe

35%
64Equatorial Guinea flag
Equatorial Guinea

Africa

35%
65Ethiopia flag
Ethiopia

Africa

35%
66Gabon flag
Gabon

Africa

35%
67Ghana flag
Ghana

Africa

35%
68Guinea flag
Guinea

Africa

35%
69Indonesia flag
Indonesia

Asia

35%
70Iran flag
Iran

Asia

35%
71Jordan flag
Jordan

Asia

35%
72Kenya flag
Kenya

Africa

35%
73Kiribati flag
Kiribati

Oceania

35%
74Malta flag
Malta

Europe

35%
75Mexico flag
Mexico

North America

35%
76Niger flag
Niger

Africa

35%
77Pakistan flag
Pakistan

Asia

35%
78Philippines flag
Philippines

Asia

35%
79San Marino flag
San Marino

Europe

35%
80Thailand flag
Thailand

Asia

35%
81Togo flag
Togo

Africa

35%
82Tunisia flag
Tunisia

Africa

35%
83Vietnam flag
Vietnam

Asia

35%
84Venezuela flag
Venezuela

South America

34%
85Eswatini flag
Eswatini

Africa

33%
86Puerto Rico flag
Puerto Rico

North America

33%
87Saint Vincent and the Grenadines flag
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

North America

32.5%
88Lithuania flag
Lithuania

Europe

32%
89Mozambique flag
Mozambique

Africa

32%
90Poland flag
Poland

Europe

32%
91Latvia flag
Latvia

Europe

31%
92Burundi flag
Burundi

Africa

30%
93Comoros flag
Comoros

Africa

30%
94Djibouti flag
Djibouti

Africa

30%
95El Salvador flag
El Salvador

North America

30%
96Eritrea flag
Eritrea

Africa

30%
97Gambia flag
Gambia

Africa

30%
98Grenada flag
Grenada

North America

30%
99Haiti flag
Haiti

North America

30%
100Jamaica flag
Jamaica

North America

30%
101Lesotho flag
Lesotho

Africa

30%
102Malawi flag
Malawi

Africa

30%
103Malaysia flag
Malaysia

Asia

30%
104Nicaragua flag
Nicaragua

North America

30%
105Peru flag
Peru

South America

30%
106Rwanda flag
Rwanda

Africa

30%
107Saint Lucia flag
Saint Lucia

North America

30%
108Seychelles flag
Seychelles

Africa

30%
109Sierra Leone flag
Sierra Leone

Africa

30%
110Somalia flag
Somalia

Africa

30%
111Tanzania flag
Tanzania

Africa

30%
112Barbados flag
Barbados

North America

28.5%
113Brazil flag
Brazil

South America

27.5%
114Burkina Faso flag
Burkina Faso

Africa

27.5%
115Cape Verde flag
Cape Verde

Africa

27.5%
116Egypt flag
Egypt

Africa

27.5%
117Samoa flag
Samoa

Oceania

27%
118Angola flag
Angola

Africa

25%
119Bangladesh flag
Bangladesh

Asia

25%
120Belize flag
Belize

North America

25%
121Bhutan flag
Bhutan

Asia

25%
122Botswana flag
Botswana

Africa

25%
123Costa Rica flag
Costa Rica

North America

25%
124Dominican Republic flag
Dominican Republic

North America

25%
125Honduras flag
Honduras

North America

25%
126Laos flag
Laos

Asia

25%
127Lebanon flag
Lebanon

Asia

25%
128Liberia flag
Liberia

Africa

25%
129Mongolia flag
Mongolia

Asia

25%
130Myanmar flag
Myanmar

Asia

25%
131Panama flag
Panama

North America

25%
132São Tomé and Príncipe flag
São Tomé and Príncipe

Africa

25%
133Slovakia flag
Slovakia

Europe

25%
134Trinidad and Tobago flag
Trinidad and Tobago

North America

25%
135Nigeria flag
Nigeria

Africa

24%
136Singapore flag
Singapore

Asia

24%
137Albania flag
Albania

Europe

23%
138Czech Republic flag
Czech Republic

Europe

23%
139Liechtenstein flag
Liechtenstein

Europe

22.4%
140Russia flag
Russia

Europe

22%
141Syria flag
Syria

Asia

22%
142Afghanistan flag
Afghanistan

Asia

20%
143Armenia flag
Armenia

Asia

20%
144Cambodia flag
Cambodia

Asia

20%
145Estonia flag
Estonia

Europe

20%
146Fiji flag
Fiji

Oceania

20%
147Georgia flag
Georgia

Asia

20%
148Guinea-Bissau flag
Guinea-Bissau

Africa

20%
149Madagascar flag
Madagascar

Africa

20%
150Mauritius flag
Mauritius

Africa

20%
151Serbia flag
Serbia

Europe

20%
152South Sudan flag
South Sudan

Africa

20%
153Yemen flag
Yemen

Asia

20%
154Ukraine flag
Ukraine

Europe

19.5%
155Hong Kong flag
Hong Kong

Asia

17%
156Hungary flag
Hungary

Europe

15%
157Iraq flag
Iraq

Asia

15%
158Libya flag
Libya

Africa

15%
159Montenegro flag
Montenegro

Europe

15%
160Sudan flag
Sudan

Africa

15%
161Azerbaijan flag
Azerbaijan

Asia

14%
162Belarus flag
Belarus

Europe

13%
163Tajikistan flag
Tajikistan

Asia

13%
164Macau flag
Macau

Asia

12%
165Marshall Islands flag
Marshall Islands

Oceania

12%
166Moldova flag
Moldova

Europe

12%
167Palau flag
Palau

Oceania

12%
168Uzbekistan flag
Uzbekistan

Asia

12%
169Andorra flag
Andorra

Europe

10%
170Bosnia and Herzegovina flag
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Europe

10%
171Bulgaria flag
Bulgaria

Europe

10%
172Federated States of Micronesia flag
Federated States of Micronesia

Oceania

10%
173Kazakhstan flag
Kazakhstan

Asia

10%
174Kosovo flag
Kosovo

Europe

10%
175Kyrgyzstan flag
Kyrgyzstan

Asia

10%
176North Macedonia flag
North Macedonia

Europe

10%
177Paraguay flag
Paraguay

South America

10%
178Romania flag
Romania

Europe

10%
179Timor-Leste flag
Timor-Leste

Asia

10%
180Turkmenistan flag
Turkmenistan

Asia

10%
181Guatemala flag
Guatemala

North America

7%
182Antigua and Barbuda flag
Antigua and Barbuda

North America

0%
183Bahamas flag
Bahamas

North America

0%
184Bahrain flag
Bahrain

Asia

0%
185Bermuda flag
Bermuda

North America

0%
186Bolivia flag
Bolivia

South America

0%
187British Virgin Islands flag
British Virgin Islands

North America

0%
188Brunei flag
Brunei

Asia

0%
189Cayman Islands flag
Cayman Islands

North America

0%
190Kuwait flag
Kuwait

Asia

0%
191Maldives flag
Maldives

Asia

0%
192Monaco flag
Monaco

Europe

0%
193Nauru flag
Nauru

Oceania

0%
194North Korea flag
North Korea

Asia

0%
195Oman flag
Oman

Asia

0%
196Qatar flag
Qatar

Asia

0%
197Saint Kitts and Nevis flag
Saint Kitts and Nevis

North America

0%
198Saudi Arabia flag
Saudi Arabia

Asia

0%
199Tonga flag
Tonga

Oceania

0%
200Turks and Caicos Islands flag
Turks and Caicos Islands

North America

0%
201Tuvalu flag
Tuvalu

Oceania

0%
202United Arab Emirates flag
United Arab Emirates

Asia

0%
203Vanuatu flag
Vanuatu

Oceania

0%