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Components of taxation > Corporate income tax	u6.7%		[20th of 28]
Components of taxation > Goods and service tax	17.6%		[30th of 30]
Source: OECD Revenue Statistics
Components of taxation > Personal income tax	37.7%		[5th of 30]
Source: OECD Revenue Statistics
Components of taxation > Property tax	10.1%		[3rd of 18]
Source: OECD Revenue Statistics
Contribution by middle 40%	28.4%		[13th of 14]
Source: OECD Revenue Statistics
Contribution by poorest 30%	6.3%		[9th of 14]
Source: Michael F. Forster, 'Trends and Driving Factors in Income Distribution and Poverty in the OECD Area', OECD Labour Market and Social Policy Occasional Paper 42
Contribution by richest 30%	65.3%		[3rd of 14]
Source: Michael F. Forster, 'Trends and Driving Factors in Income Distribution and Poverty in the OECD Area', OECD Labour Market and Social Policy Occasional Paper 42
Customs and other import duties > % of tax revenue	1.82 %		[48th of 82]
Source: Michael F. Forster, 'Trends and Driving Factors in Income Distribution and Poverty in the OECD Area', OECD Labour Market and Social Policy Occasional Paper 42
Customs and other import duties > current LCU	25316000000
Source: World Development Indicators database
Highest marginal tax rate, corporate rate > %	35 %		[9th of 108]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Highest marginal tax rate, individual > on income exceeding, US$	326,450 $		[1st of 93]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Highest marginal tax rate, individual rate > %	35 %		[27th of 102]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Tax revenue > % of GDP	11.2 %		[65th of 98]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Tax revenue > current LCU	1391230000000
Source: World Development Indicators database
Taxes on goods and services > % value added of industry and services	0.67 %		[84th of 89]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > % of revenue	55.26 %		[2nd of 98]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Total tax rate > % of profit	46 %		[87th of 171]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Total tax wedge > Single worker	30%		[21st of 29]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Total tax wedge > Single-income family	19.4%		[21st of 29]
Source: OECD
Total taxation as % of GDP	29.6 % of GDP		[17th of 18]
Source: OECD

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