Guide
Taxes
The Highest Tax Rates in the world
| Percent | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India | VAT | 28.0% |
| 2 |  Hungary | VAT | 27.0% |
| 3 |  Argentina | VAT | 27.0% |
| 4 |  Croatia | VAT | 25.0% |
| 5 |  Norway | VAT | 25.0% |
| 6 |  Faroe Islands | VAT | 25.0% |
| 7 |  Brazil | 25.0% | |
| 8 |  Denmark | VAT | 25.0% |
| 9 |  Sweden | VAT | 25.0% |
| 11 |  Iceland | VAT | 24.0% |
| 12 |  Finland | VAT | 24.0% |
| 13 |  Greece | VAT | 24.0% |
| 14 |  Portugal | VAT | 23.0% |
| 16 |  Ireland | VAT | 23.0% |
| 17 |  Poland | VAT | 23.0% |
| 19 |  Uruguay | VAT | 22.0% |
| 20 |  Italy | VAT | 22.0% |
| 21 |  Slovenia | VAT | 22.0% |
| 22 |  Lithuania | VAT | 21.0% |
| 23 |  Montenegro | VAT | 21.0% |
| 25 |  Netherlands | VAT | 21.0% |
| 27 |  Belgium | VAT | 21.0% |
| 28 |  Latvia | VAT | 21.0% |
| 29 |  Czechia | VAT | 21.0% |
| 31 |  Spain | VAT | 21.0% |
| 32 |  Monaco | VAT | 20.0% |
| 33 |  Morocco | VAT | 20.0% |
| 35 |  Isle of Man | VAT | 20.0% |
| 36 |  Tajikistan | VAT | 20.0% |
| 37 |  Bulgaria | VAT | 20.0% |
| 38 |  Estonia | VAT | 20.0% |
| 39 |  France | VAT | 20.0% |
| 40 |  Slovakia | VAT | 20.0% |
| 41 |  Moldova | VAT | 20.0% |
| 42 |  United Kingdom | VAT | 20.0% |
| 43 |  Armenia | 20.0% | |
| 44 |  Austria | VAT | 20.0% |
| 45 |  Albania | VAT | 20.0% |
| 46 |  Jamaica | VAT | 20.0% |
| 47 |  Uzbekistan | VAT | 20.0% |
| 49 |  Madagascar | VAT | 20.0% |
| 50 |  Ukraine | VAT | 20.0% |
| 51 |  Serbia | VAT | 20.0% |
| 52 |  Russian Federation | VAT | 20.0% |
| 53 |  Belarus | VAT | 20.0% |
| 54 |  Cameroon | VAT | 19.25% |
| 55 |  Romania | VAT | 19.0% |
| 56 |  Algeria | VAT | 19.0% |
| 57 |  Niger | VAT | 19.0% |
| 58 |  Tunisia | VAT | 19.0% |
| 60 |  Central African Republic | VAT | 19.0% |
| 61 |  Chile | VAT | 19.0% |
| 62 |  Colombia | VAT | 19.0% |
| 63 |  Cyprus | VAT | 19.0% |
| 64 |  Germany | VAT | 19.0% |
| 65 |  Congo | VAT | 18.9% |
| 66 |  Togo | VAT | 18.0% |
| 67 |  Benin | VAT | 18.0% |
| 68 |  Burundi | VAT | 18.0% |
| 69 |  Burkina Faso | VAT | 18.0% |
| 70 |  Guinea | VAT | 18.0% |
| 71 |  Turkey | VAT | 18.0% |
| 72 |  Tanzania | VAT | 18.0% |
| 73 |  Mali | VAT | 18.0% |
| 74 |  Uganda | VAT | 18.0% |
| 75 |  Côte d'Ivoire | VAT | 18.0% |
| 76 |  Mauritania | VAT | 18.0% |
| 77 |  Azerbaijan | VAT | 18.0% |
| 78 |  Malta | VAT | 18.0% |
| 79 |  Georgia | VAT | 18.0% |
| 80 |  North Macedonia | VAT | 18.0% |
| 81 |  Gabon | VAT | 18.0% |
| 82 |  Philippines | VAT | 18.0% |
| 83 |  Peru | VAT | 18.0% |
| 84 |  Dominican Republic | VAT | 18.0% |
| 86 |  Chad | VAT | 18.0% |
| 87 |  Honduras | VAT | 18.0% |
| 88 |  Senegal | VAT | 18.0% |
| 92 |  Rwanda | VAT | 18.0% |
| 93 |  Sudan | VAT | 17.0% |
| 94 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | VAT | 17.0% |
| 95 |  Luxembourg | VAT | 17.0% |
| 96 |  Israel | VAT | 17.0% |
| 97 |  Mozambique | VAT | 17.0% |
| 98 |  Pakistan | VAT | 17.0% |
| 100 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | VAT | 17.0% |
| 101 |  Malawi | VAT | 16.5% |
| 103 |  Mexico | VAT | 16.0% |
| 104 |  Palestine, State of | VAT | 16.0% |
| 105 |  Zambia | VAT | 16.0% |
| 106 |  Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | VAT | 16.0% |
| 107 |  China | VAT | 16.0% |
| 108 |  Jordan | VAT | 16.0% |
| 109 |  Kenya | VAT | 16.0% |
| 110 |  Lesotho | VAT | 15.0% |
| 111 |  Vietnam | VAT | 15.0% |
| 112 |  South Africa | VAT | 15.0% |
| 113 |  Venezuela | VAT | 15.0% |
| 114 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | VAT | 15.0% |
| 115 |  Bangladesh | VAT | 15.0% |
| 116 |  Tonga | VAT | 15.0% |
| 117 |  Turkmenistan | VAT | 15.0% |
| 118 |  Sierra Leone | VAT | 15.0% |
| 119 |  Seychelles | VAT | 15.0% |
| 120 |  Antigua and Barbuda | Sales tax | 15.0% |
| 121 |  Samoa | VAT | 15.0% |
| 122 |  Cabo Verde | VAT | 15.0% |
| 124 |  Panama | VAT | 15.0% |
| 125 |  New Zealand | VAT | 15.0% |
| 126 |  Dominica | VAT | 15.0% |
| 127 |  Zimbabwe | VAT | 15.0% |
| 129 |  Nicaragua | VAT | 15.0% |
| 130 |  Ethiopia | VAT | 15.0% |
| 131 |  Vanuatu | VAT | 15.0% |
| 132 |  Mauritius | VAT | 15.0% |
| 133 |  Grenada | VAT | 15.0% |
| 134 |  Gambia | VAT | 15.0% |
| 135 |  Equatorial Guinea | VAT | 15.0% |
| 136 |  Namibia | VAT | 15.0% |
| 137 |  Guinea-Bissau | VAT | 15.0% |
| 139 |  Guyana | VAT | 14.0% |
| 144 |  Egypt | VAT | 14.0% |
| 147 |  Nepal | VAT | 13.0% |
| 148 |  Costa Rica | VAT | 13.0% |
| 151 |  El Salvador | VAT | 13.0% |
| 153 |  Bolivia | VAT | 13.0% |
| 156 |  Belize | Sales tax | 12.5% |
| 158 |  Ghana | VAT | 12.5% |
| 159 |  Trinidad and Tobago | VAT | 12.5% |
| 163 |  Ecuador | VAT | 12.0% |
| 169 |  Sri Lanka | VAT | 12.0% |
| 172 |  Maldives | VAT | 12.0% |
| 174 |  Bahamas | VAT | 12.0% |
| 175 |  Kyrgyzstan | VAT | 12.0% |
| 176 |  Guatemala | VAT | 12.0% |
| 177 |  Botswana | VAT | 12.0% |
| 179 |  Kazakhstan | VAT | 12.0% |
| 181 |  Lebanon | VAT | 11.0% |
| 187 |  Australia | VAT | 10.0% |
| 197 |  Haiti | VAT | 10.0% |
| 198 |  Indonesia | VAT | 10.0% |
| 200 |  Cambodia | VAT | 10.0% |
| 201 |  South Korea | VAT | 10.0% |
| 202 |  Lao People's Democratic Republic | VAT | 10.0% |
| 205 |  Mongolia | VAT | 10.0% |
| 206 |  Malaysia | VAT | 10.0% |
| 207 |  Papua New Guinea | VAT | 10.0% |
| 209 |  Paraguay | VAT | 10.0% |
| 216 |  Fiji | VAT | 9.0% |
| 220 |  Iran | VAT | 9.0% |
| 234 |  Liechtenstein | VAT | 7.7% |
| 235 |  Switzerland | VAT | 7.7% |
| 237 |  Barbados | VAT | 7.5% |
| 243 |  Singapore | VAT | 7.0% |
| 247 |  Thailand | VAT | 7.0% |
| 265 |  Nigeria | VAT | 5.0% |
| 270 |  United Arab Emirates | VAT | 5.0% |
| 273 |  Saudi Arabia | VAT | 5.0% |
| 279 |  Taiwan | VAT | 5.0% |
| 283 |  Jersey | VAT | 5.0% |
| 287 |  Niue | VAT | 5.0% |
| 296 |  Andorra | VAT | 4.5% |
| 393 |  Japan | VAT | 0.0% |