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Household Tax Burden by Country: 2000 to 2016
[As percent of gross wage earnings of the average worker. The tax burden reflects income tax plus employee social security contributions less cash benefits. FIPS means Federal Information Processing Standard]
Country FIPS code Single person without children (percent of gross wage earnings) One-earner family with two children (percent of gross wage earnings)
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
OECD average \1 26.05 25.71 25.62 25.48 25.66 25.51 25.57 25.61 25.19 24.67 24.74 25.24 25.35 25.67 25.66 25.61 25.52 21.20 20.80 20.78 20.60 20.47 20.20 20.31 20.18 19.61 19.02 19.13 19.54 19.78 20.06 20.05 20.11 19.93
United States US 24.91 24.83 24.66 24.42 24.37 24.27 24.41 24.84 25.32 24.17 24.61 23.64 23.64 25.45 25.60 25.78 25.98 14.41 13.83 13.82 10.81 10.89 10.94 11.36 12.13 12.62 10.13 11.22 11.21 11.42 13.33 13.60 13.87 14.10
Australia AS 26.60 23.07 23.51 23.94 23.88 24.22 23.98 23.36 22.55 22.06 22.28 22.27 22.95 23.10 23.36 24.08 24.32 25.63 23.07 23.51 23.94 23.88 24.22 23.98 23.36 22.55 20.88 21.11 21.14 21.85 23.10 23.36 24.08 24.32
Austria AU 30.96 31.39 31.60 32.00 33.22 33.04 33.44 33.84 34.26 32.79 33.07 33.55 33.94 34.38 34.68 35.04 31.87 29.74 30.19 30.43 30.87 31.19 31.07 31.54 31.99 32.47 30.52 30.84 31.39 31.83 32.33 32.67 33.08 29.67
Belgium BE 43.01 42.96 42.66 41.99 41.91 41.99 41.92 42.07 42.49 42.29 42.72 42.83 42.71 42.40 42.36 42.01 40.75 32.82 33.09 32.97 31.91 30.38 30.52 30.44 30.64 31.27 30.97 31.68 31.83 31.67 31.18 31.06 30.65 29.10
Canada CA 25.10 23.63 23.62 23.82 23.78 23.85 23.75 23.29 23.38 22.49 22.39 22.54 22.60 22.68 23.35 23.25 23.08 20.91 19.19 18.89 19.07 19.02 19.25 19.07 16.80 17.08 15.52 15.76 16.01 16.09 16.20 16.48 17.66 18.26
Chile CI 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00
Czech Republic EZ 22.49 22.49 23.02 23.34 23.75 24.03 22.41 22.89 23.64 22.29 22.45 23.09 22.89 22.87 23.10 23.32 23.57 16.49 16.42 17.06 17.46 17.67 13.45 9.90 10.79 6.69 5.90 5.73 6.82 5.81 5.76 6.48 6.38 6.84
Denmark DA 41.91 41.08 39.97 39.96 38.61 38.49 38.59 38.77 38.58 37.19 36.29 36.42 36.49 36.12 35.96 36.13 36.19 35.31 34.79 33.97 33.96 33.47 33.36 33.45 33.63 33.37 32.76 32.11 32.36 32.49 32.20 32.01 32.15 32.25
Estonia EN 21.94 21.48 22.69 23.00 21.86 19.80 18.73 18.69 17.87 18.56 19.48 19.71 19.91 19.49 19.64 18.45 18.29 17.88 16.96 18.64 19.26 16.98 14.83 9.27 11.14 7.04 10.93 12.02 12.71 13.32 13.30 13.76 12.78 12.59
Finland FI 33.88 32.62 32.07 31.51 30.84 31.05 30.59 30.41 30.36 29.27 29.42 29.37 29.38 30.14 30.59 30.89 30.79 33.88 32.62 32.07 31.51 30.84 31.05 30.59 30.41 30.36 29.27 29.42 29.37 29.38 30.14 30.59 30.82 30.73
France \2 FR 29.16 28.84 28.44 28.54 28.63 28.87 27.71 27.76 27.78 27.85 27.85 27.93 28.12 28.26 28.62 28.88 29.10 20.75 20.62 20.74 21.09 20.94 21.44 21.54 21.74 21.59 21.97 22.00 22.10 22.20 21.66 21.91 22.06 22.16
Germany GM 43.20 42.03 42.66 43.37 42.28 42.21 42.51 42.16 41.85 41.21 39.20 39.75 39.77 39.43 39.47 39.60 39.66 22.00 21.38 21.39 22.39 21.47 22.03 22.59 22.56 22.49 20.61 19.60 20.75 21.03 20.75 20.95 21.09 21.29
Greece GR 22.03 20.95 22.29 23.05 25.00 24.76 26.07 25.80 25.09 24.81 23.24 26.96 26.61 25.55 25.05 24.24 25.39 24.12 23.09 24.42 24.78 26.55 26.36 27.89 26.20 25.46 25.15 23.70 28.22 27.88 26.91 26.43 25.19 25.92
Hungary HU 35.73 38.34 36.49 32.96 34.40 33.65 35.24 38.81 38.26 37.76 31.39 35.10 35.13 34.50 34.50 34.50 33.50 30.87 30.72 29.75 26.79 28.74 28.36 35.24 38.81 38.26 37.76 31.39 26.03 26.68 26.32 26.64 26.93 24.44
Iceland IC 25.44 25.64 27.25 27.59 28.03 28.16 27.81 26.83 27.25 26.24 27.60 28.38 28.66 29.05 28.63 29.33 29.19 16.28 16.48 17.82 18.01 18.87 19.95 20.23 19.23 19.75 16.26 17.51 18.95 19.54 20.32 19.92 21.34 21.83
Ireland EI 20.34 17.00 16.26 16.27 15.90 15.25 14.69 13.87 13.94 16.65 17.85 17.84 19.08 19.80 20.20 19.52 19.25 10.14 8.05 7.13 7.64 7.71 7.13 6.68 5.75 5.56 8.16 9.40 10.22 11.17 11.92 12.15 11.92 10.80
Israel \3 IS 26.10 27.25 27.04 23.37 22.08 21.25 20.28 21.22 19.28 17.71 17.01 17.05 16.64 16.37 17.01 17.32 17.80 26.10 27.25 27.04 23.37 22.08 21.25 20.28 21.22 19.28 17.71 17.01 17.05 16.64 16.37 17.01 17.32 17.80
Italy IT 29.05 28.47 28.87 28.10 28.51 28.01 28.75 29.19 29.53 29.72 30.23 30.79 30.95 31.11 31.03 31.12 31.12 24.79 23.51 22.11 21.48 22.07 20.64 21.54 21.63 22.32 22.69 23.44 24.17 24.49 24.03 24.06 24.24 24.23
Japan JA 19.74 19.80 19.98 18.22 18.23 18.50 19.44 20.15 20.24 20.04 20.63 21.03 21.34 21.52 21.84 22.11 22.20 15.79 15.86 16.04 14.17 15.10 15.37 16.04 16.35 16.45 16.24 16.86 18.28 19.89 20.05 20.40 20.69 20.79
Korea, South KS 8.95 9.17 8.91 9.27 9.76 9.88 10.62 12.06 12.14 11.69 12.29 12.49 13.02 13.48 13.65 13.97 14.14 8.18 8.43 8.31 8.65 8.67 8.65 9.11 9.59 9.76 9.04 9.73 9.79 10.26 10.82 11.06 11.47 11.70
Latvia LG 27.88 28.14 28.35 28.70 29.02 29.41 28.87 28.30 27.18 26.61 30.53 30.73 30.82 30.13 29.55 28.93 29.05 20.14 20.92 21.56 22.60 23.57 24.72 24.91 23.46 20.79 19.91 22.86 22.90 23.25 22.70 18.86 19.43 19.55
Luxembourg LU 28.67 27.16 23.98 24.57 25.03 25.89 26.57 27.70 27.39 26.24 26.77 28.41 28.12 29.53 30.00 30.84 30.96 13.92 12.40 11.55 11.55 11.55 11.94 12.46 13.42 17.32 16.40 16.70 17.96 17.46 18.17 18.48 19.21 19.28
Mexico MX 2.48 3.09 4.30 4.78 5.28 4.67 5.03 6.04 5.18 5.45 6.13 9.25 9.56 9.84 10.14 10.44 10.84 2.48 3.09 4.30 4.78 5.28 4.67 5.03 6.04 5.18 5.45 6.13 9.25 9.56 9.84 10.14 10.44 10.84
Netherlands NL 33.62 30.63 30.65 31.13 32.55 32.51 32.49 32.47 32.84 31.79 31.66 31.70 32.14 35.79 33.39 30.36 30.45 27.93 25.46 25.31 25.61 26.86 26.74 26.60 26.80 27.77 27.58 27.85 28.27 28.98 33.08 30.86 28.01 28.39
New Zealand NZ 19.37 19.36 19.42 19.46 19.71 20.03 20.44 21.08 20.51 18.07 16.99 15.87 16.39 16.89 17.25 17.56 17.89 19.37 19.36 19.42 19.46 19.71 20.03 20.44 21.08 20.51 18.45 16.99 15.87 16.39 16.89 17.25 17.56 17.89
Norway NO 30.70 31.44 30.79 30.16 30.09 29.02 29.09 29.54 29.60 29.28 29.26 29.39 29.21 29.21 28.69 28.38 27.93 25.95 27.41 27.47 27.17 27.14 26.49 26.60 27.08 27.15 26.77 26.76 26.91 26.69 26.69 27.53 27.21 26.84
Poland PL 27.80 27.66 27.59 27.84 28.08 28.38 28.71 27.79 25.04 24.39 24.49 24.61 24.69 24.76 24.88 24.94 25.00 25.91 25.67 25.54 25.84 26.12 26.48 26.90 21.01 17.83 17.83 17.83 17.83 17.83 18.08 18.64 18.92 19.19
Portugal PO 22.45 21.34 22.74 22.49 22.53 21.79 22.69 22.44 21.97 21.46 22.20 23.28 22.78 27.45 27.17 28.31 27.57 17.16 14.90 15.91 15.71 15.72 14.65 15.30 14.70 14.25 13.76 14.31 14.38 14.89 17.29 17.14 18.30 15.25
Slovak Republic LO 19.77 20.67 19.92 20.55 21.81 21.76 22.13 22.31 22.81 21.40 21.65 22.80 22.79 22.76 22.92 23.08 23.24 16.76 17.62 16.32 16.64 7.92 8.02 8.61 9.39 10.63 8.18 8.30 10.68 10.65 10.57 11.06 11.48 11.91
Slovenia SI 35.56 35.44 35.33 35.44 35.59 34.72 34.84 32.85 33.05 32.94 33.29 33.41 33.25 33.09 33.25 33.33 33.43 26.90 26.83 26.76 26.83 26.92 24.12 24.31 24.52 24.72 24.61 24.95 25.07 24.91 24.76 24.91 24.99 25.09
Spain SP 19.85 20.15 20.47 19.79 20.09 20.29 20.48 20.59 19.30 19.80 21.73 22.04 22.86 22.92 22.99 21.27 21.38 11.52 12.10 12.71 11.99 12.54 12.96 13.34 12.62 11.54 12.19 14.23 14.66 15.22 15.31 15.43 13.94 14.07
Sweden SW 33.73 32.39 30.63 31.24 31.52 31.19 30.88 27.60 26.92 25.40 24.77 24.85 24.90 25.10 24.39 24.58 24.85 33.73 32.39 30.63 31.24 31.52 31.19 30.88 27.60 26.92 25.40 24.77 24.85 24.90 25.10 24.39 24.58 24.85
Switzerland SZ 17.82 17.85 17.83 17.54 17.50 17.51 17.40 17.68 17.13 17.24 17.38 17.49 17.24 17.33 16.99 16.92 16.88 12.74 12.85 12.94 12.73 12.66 12.66 12.08 12.34 11.87 11.79 11.93 11.63 11.20 10.78 10.54 10.47 10.42
Turkey TU 28.73 30.92 30.12 29.77 30.45 30.50 30.36 29.80 26.31 26.30 26.58 26.64 26.75 27.02 27.25 27.37 27.26 28.73 30.92 30.12 29.77 30.45 30.50 30.36 29.80 24.48 24.48 24.76 24.82 24.94 25.24 25.50 25.64 25.25
United Kingdom UK 25.81 25.53 25.64 26.72 26.83 26.85 26.89 27.01 25.59 25.24 25.39 25.07 24.73 23.97 23.59 23.41 23.34 25.81 23.52 23.66 24.77 24.96 25.05 25.14 25.37 23.95 23.60 23.79 23.46 24.73 23.97 23.59 22.82 22.74
FOOTNOTES:
\1 As of 2016, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is comprised of the 35 member countries shown below.
\2 The figures correspond to the tax calculations that are based on the tax legislation relating to the income earned in the selected year.
\3 The statistical data for Israel are supplied by and under the responsibility of the relevant Israeli authorities. The use of such data by the OECD is without prejudice to the status of the Golan Heights, East Jerusalem and Israeli settlements in the West Bank under the terms of international law.
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), 2017, "Taxing Wages: Comparative tables", OECD Tax Statistics (database) ©, <http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/data-00265-en>, accessed July 2017.