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  • Components of taxation > Personal income tax: Personal Income tax as a percentage of total tax collected by the country. Data is for 2002.
  • GDP > Constant LCU: GDP (constant LCU). GDP 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. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant local currency.
  • GDP > Constant LCU per capita: GDP (constant LCU). GDP 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. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • GDP > Current LCU: GDP (current LCU). 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. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current local currency.
  • GDP > Current LCU per capita: GDP (current LCU). 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. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • GDP > Current US$ per capita: GDP (current US$). GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using single year official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • GDP per capita > Constant LCU: GDP per capita (constant LCU). GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant local currency.
  • Highest marginal tax rate > Corporate rate: Highest marginal tax rate (corporate rate) is the highest rate shown on the schedule of tax rates applied to the taxable income of corporations.
  • Highest marginal tax rate > Individual > On income exceeding > US$: Highest marginal tax rate (individual rate) is the highest rate shown on the schedule of tax rates applied to the taxable income of individuals. This series presents the income levels for individuals above which the highest marginal tax rates levied at the national level apply.
  • Highest marginal tax rate > Individual rate: Highest marginal tax rate (individual rate) is the highest rate shown on the schedule of tax rates applied to the taxable income of individuals.
  • Tax payments > Number: Tax payments (number). Tax payments by businesses are the total number of taxes paid by businesses, including electronic filing. The tax is counted as paid once a year even if payments are more frequent.
  • Tax rates: Revenue is cash receipts from taxes, social contributions, and other revenues such as fines, fees, rent, and income from property or sales. Grants are also considered as revenue but are excluded here."
  • Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > Current LCU: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU). Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation.
  • Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > Current LCU per capita: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU). Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Total tax wedge > Single worker: The percentage of gross earnings given up in tax, including any social security contributions. Calculated for a single worker without children, earning 100 % of the average wage. Data for 2001, and only for selected OECD countries.
  • GDP > Current US$: GDP (current US$). 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. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using single year official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used.
  • Components of taxation > Property tax: Property tax as a percentage of total tax collected by the country. Data is for 2000.
  • Taxes on income > Profits and capital gains > Current LCU: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation."
  • Social security contributions: Social contributions include social security contributions by employees, employers, and self-employed individuals, and other contributions whose source cannot be determined. They also include actual or imputed contributions to social insurance schemes operated by governments."
  • Components of taxation > Social security > Employees contribution: Tax on employee's contribution of social security as a percentage of total tax collected by the country. Data is for 2002.
  • Time to prepare and pay taxes > Hours: Time to prepare and pay taxes is the time, in hours per year, it takes to prepare, file, and pay (or withhold) three major types of taxes: the corporate income tax, the value added or sales tax, and labor taxes, including payroll taxes and social security contributions."
  • Tax payments > Number per million: Tax payments (number). Tax payments by businesses are the total number of taxes paid by businesses, including electronic filing. The tax is counted as paid once a year even if payments are more frequent. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method > Current US$: GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$). GNI per capita (formerly GNP per capita) is the gross national income, converted to U.S. dollars using the World Bank Atlas method, divided by the midyear population. GNI is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. GNI, calculated in national currency, is usually converted to U.S. dollars at official exchange rates for comparisons across economies, although an alternative rate is used when the official exchange rate is judged to diverge by an exceptionally large margin from the rate actually applied in international transactions. To smooth fluctuations in prices and exchange rates, a special Atlas method of conversion is used by the World Bank. This applies a conversion factor that averages the exchange rate for a given year and the two preceding years, adjusted for differences in rates of inflation between the country, and through 2000, the G-5 countries (France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States). From 2001, these countries include the Euro area, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
  • Tax payments > Number > Per capita: Tax payments by businesses are the total number of taxes paid by businesses, including electronic filing. The tax is counted as paid once a year even if payments are more frequent." Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Components of taxation > Corporate income tax: Corporate Income tax as a percentage of total tax collected by the country. Data is for 2002.
  • Tax revenue > Current LCU: Tax revenue refers to compulsory transfers to the central government for public purposes. Certain compulsory transfers such as fines, penalties, and most social security contributions are excluded. Refunds and corrections of erroneously collected tax revenue are treated as negative revenue."
  • Net taxes on products > Current US$ per capita: Net taxes on products (net indirect taxes) are the sum of product taxes less subsidies. Product taxes are those taxes payable by producers that relate to the production, sale, purchase or use of the goods and services. Subsidies are grants on the current account made by general government to private enterprises and unincorporated public enterprises. The grants may take the form of payments to ensure a guaranteed price or to enable maintenance of prices of goods and services below costs of production, and other forms of assistance to producers. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Net taxes on products > Current LCU: Net taxes on products (net indirect taxes) are the sum of product taxes less subsidies. Product taxes are those taxes payable by producers that relate to the production, sale, purchase or use of the goods and services. Subsidies are grants on the current account made by general government to private enterprises and unincorporated public enterprises. The grants may take the form of payments to ensure a guaranteed price or to enable maintenance of prices of goods and services below costs of production, and other forms of assistance to producers. Data are in current local currency.
  • Components of taxation > Goods and service tax: Goods and service tax as a percentage of total tax collected by the country. Data is for 2002.
  • Social contributions > Current LCU: Social contributions include social security contributions by employees, employers, and self-employed individuals, and other contributions whose source cannot be determined. They also include actual or imputed contributions to social insurance schemes operated by governments.
  • Components of taxation > Social security > Contribution by employer: Tax on employer's contribution of social security as a percentage of total tax collected by the country. Data is for 2002.
  • Total tax wedge > Single-income family: The percentage of gross earnings given up in tax, including any social security contributions. Calculated for a married couple with two children, earning 100% of the average wage. Data for 2001. Selected OECD countries only.
  • GDP growth > Annual %: GDP growth (annual %). Annual percentage growth rate of GDP at market prices based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2005 U.S. dollars. GDP 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. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources.
  • GDP per capita > Current LCU: GDP per capita (current LCU). GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP 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. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current local currency.
  • Taxes on income > Profits and capital gains including income tax > % of revenue: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation."
  • Taxes on income > Profits and capital gains > % of revenue: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation.
  • Profit tax > % of commercial profits: Profit tax (% of commercial profits). Profit tax is the amount of taxes on profits paid by the business.
  • Other taxes payable by businesses > % of commercial profits: Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits). Other taxes payable by businesses include the amounts paid for property taxes, turnover taxes, and other small taxes such as municipal fees and vehicle and fuel taxes.
  • Total tax rate > % of commercial profits: Total tax rate (% of commercial profits). Total tax rate measures the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions payable by businesses after accounting for allowable deductions and exemptions as a share of commercial profits. Taxes withheld (such as personal income tax) or collected and remitted to tax authorities (such as value added taxes, sales taxes or goods and service taxes) are excluded.
  • Total tax rate > % of profit: Total tax rate is the total amount of taxes payable by businesses (except for labor taxes) after accounting for deductions and exemptions as a percentage of profit.
  • GDP > Current US$, % of GDP: GDP (current US$). 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. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using single year official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • GNI > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: GNI (constant 2000 US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Tax revenue > % of GDP: Tax revenue refers to compulsory transfers to the central government for public purposes. Certain compulsory transfers such as fines, penalties, and most social security contributions are excluded. Refunds and corrections of erroneously collected tax revenue are treated as negative revenue."
  • Grants and other revenue > Current LCU: Grants and other revenue include grants from other foreign governments, international organisations, and other government units; interest; dividends; rent; requited, nonrepayable receipts for public purposes (such as fines, administrative fees, and entrepreneurial income from government owner\xADship of property); and voluntary, unrequited, nonrepayable receipts other than grants."
  • Revenue > Excluding grants > Current LCU: Revenue is cash receipts from taxes, social contributions, and other revenues such as fines, fees, rent, and income from property or sales. Grants are also considered as revenue but are excluded here."
  • Social security contributions > Current LCU: Social contributions include social security contributions by employees, employers, and self-employed individuals, and other contributions whose source cannot be determined. They also include actual or imputed contributions to social insurance schemes operated by governments."
  • Contribution by poorest 30%: Proportion of taxes paid by the broad income group - poorest 30% (Data is for mid-1990s). Taxes include all direct income taxes, including employee social security contributions. Income groups were built on the basis of final disposable adjusted income.
  • Taxes on income > Profits and capital gains including income tax > % of total taxes: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation."
  • Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > % of total taxes: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes). Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation.
  • Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > % of revenue: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation.
  • Taxes on goods and services > % value added of industry and services: Taxes on goods and services include general sales and turnover or value added taxes, selective excises on goods, selective taxes on services, taxes on the use of goods or property, taxes on extraction and production of minerals, and profits of fiscal monopolies.
  • GNI > Constant 2000 US$: GNI (constant 2000 US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Taxes on goods and services > Current LCU: Taxes on goods and services include general sales and turnover or value added taxes, selective excises on goods, selective taxes on services, taxes on the use of goods or property, taxes on extraction and production of minerals, and profits of fiscal monopolies."
  • Contribution by middle 40%: Proportion of taxes paid by the broad income group - middle class 40% (Data is for mid-1990s). Taxes include all direct income taxes, including employee social security contributions. Income groups were built on the basis of final disposable adjusted income.
  • Taxes on goods and services including sales tax > % value added of industry and services: Taxes on goods and services include general sales and turnover or value added taxes, selective excises on goods, selective taxes on services, taxes on the use of goods or property, taxes on extraction and production of minerals, and profits of fiscal monopolies."
  • GNI > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: GNI (constant 2000 US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Social contributions > % of revenue: Social contributions include social security contributions by employees, employers, and self-employed individuals, and other contributions whose source cannot be determined. They also include actual or imputed contributions to social insurance schemes operated by governments.
  • Labor tax and contributions > % of commercial profits: Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits). Labor tax and contributions is the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions on labor paid by the business.
  • Contribution by richest 30%: Proportion of taxes paid by the broad income group - richest 30% (Data is for mid-1990s). Taxes include all direct income taxes, including employee social security contributions. Income groups were built on the basis of final disposable adjusted income.
  • Taxes on income > Profits and capital gains > % of total taxes: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation.
  • Net taxes on products > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Net taxes on products (net indirect taxes) are the sum of product taxes less subsidies. Product taxes are those taxes payable by producers that relate to the production, sale, purchase or use of the goods and services. Subsidies are grants on the current account made by general government to private enterprises and unincorporated public enterprises. The grants may take the form of payments to ensure a guaranteed price or to enable maintenance of prices of goods and services below costs of production, and other forms of assistance to producers. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • Revenue, excluding grants > % of GDP: Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Revenue is cash receipts from taxes, social contributions, and other revenues such as fines, fees, rent, and income from property or sales. Grants are also considered as revenue but are excluded here.
  • Net taxes on products > Current US$ > Per capita: Net taxes on products (net indirect taxes) are the sum of product taxes less subsidies. Product taxes are those taxes payable by producers that relate to the production, sale, purchase or use of the goods and services. Subsidies are grants on the current account made by general government to private enterprises and unincorporated public enterprises. The grants may take the form of payments to ensure a guaranteed price or to enable maintenance of prices of goods and services below costs of production, and other forms of assistance to producers. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Grants and other revenue > % of revenue: Grants and other revenue include grants from other foreign governments, international organisations, and other government units; interest; dividends; rent; requited, nonrepayable receipts for public purposes (such as fines, administrative fees, and entrepreneurial income from government owner\xADship of property); and voluntary, unrequited, nonrepayable receipts other than grants."
  • Taxes on goods and services > % of revenue: Taxes on goods and services include general sales and turnover or value added taxes, selective excises on goods, selective taxes on services, taxes on the use of goods or property, taxes on extraction and production of minerals, and profits of fiscal monopolies."
  • Net taxes on products > Current US$: Net taxes on products (net indirect taxes) are the sum of product taxes less subsidies. Product taxes are those taxes payable by producers that relate to the production, sale, purchase or use of the goods and services. Subsidies are grants on the current account made by general government to private enterprises and unincorporated public enterprises. The grants may take the form of payments to ensure a guaranteed price or to enable maintenance of prices of goods and services below costs of production, and other forms of assistance to producers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
STAT Canada United Kingdom HISTORY
Components of taxation > Personal income tax 35%
Ranked 6th. 17% more than United Kingdom
29.8%
Ranked 11th.
GDP > Constant LCU 1.52 trillion
Ranked 56th. 16% more than United Kingdom
1.31 trillion
Ranked 62nd.

GDP > Constant LCU per capita 43,613.83
Ranked 82nd. 2 times more than United Kingdom
20,784.57
Ranked 113th.

GDP > Current LCU 1.82 trillion
Ranked 70th. 16% more than United Kingdom
1.56 trillion
Ranked 76th.

GDP > Current LCU per capita 52,177.22
Ranked 97th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
24,746.17
Ranked 129th.

GDP > Current US$ per capita $52,218.99
Ranked 9th. 34% more than United Kingdom
$39,093.47
Ranked 22nd.

GDP per capita > Constant LCU 43,613.83
Ranked 82nd. 2 times more than United Kingdom
20,784.57
Ranked 113th.

Highest marginal tax rate > Corporate rate 33%
Ranked 25th. 18% more than United Kingdom
28%
Ranked 48th.

Highest marginal tax rate > Individual > On income exceeding > US$ $107,542.00
Ranked 14th. 63% more than United Kingdom
$66,047.00
Ranked 27th.

Highest marginal tax rate > Individual rate 29%
Ranked 52nd.
40%
Ranked 23th. 38% more than Canada

Tax payments > Number 8
Ranked 167th. The same as United Kingdom
8
Ranked 162nd.

Tax rates 18.12
Ranked 72nd.
38.26
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Canada

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > Current LCU 157.63 billion
Ranked 38th.
199.9 billion
Ranked 33th. 27% more than Canada

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > Current LCU per capita 4,571.02
Ranked 45th. 43% more than United Kingdom
3,185.45
Ranked 53th.

Total tax wedge > Single worker 30.2%
Ranked 20th. 2% more than United Kingdom
29.7%
Ranked 22nd.
GDP > Current US$ $1.82 trillion
Ranked 12th.
$2.47 trillion
Ranked 7th. 36% more than Canada

Components of taxation > Property tax 9.7%
Ranked 4th.
11.9%
Ranked 1st. 23% more than Canada
Taxes on income > Profits and capital gains > Current LCU 154.73 billion
Ranked 28th.
207.43 billion
Ranked 24th. 34% more than Canada

Social security contributions 20.62%
Ranked 36th.
21.13%
Ranked 34th. 2% more than Canada

Components of taxation > Social security > Employees contribution 6.2%
Ranked 20th.
6.8%
Ranked 19th. 10% more than Canada
Time to prepare and pay taxes > Hours 119
Ranked 148th. 8% more than United Kingdom
110
Ranked 151st.

Tax payments > Number per million 0.229
Ranked 168th. 81% more than United Kingdom
0.127
Ranked 177th.

GNI per capita, Atlas method > Current US$ $50,970.00
Ranked 9th. 32% more than United Kingdom
$38,670.00
Ranked 19th.

Tax payments > Number > Per capita 0.271 per 1 million people
Ranked 150th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
0.131 per 1 million people
Ranked 164th.

Components of taxation > Corporate income tax u10.1%
Ranked 10th. 25% more than United Kingdom
u8.1%
Ranked 16th.
Tax revenue > Current LCU 206.84 billion
Ranked 40th.
412.21 billion
Ranked 31st. Twice as much as Canada

Net taxes on products > Current US$ per capita 1,716.99$
Ranked 19th.
4,121.8$
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Canada

Net taxes on products > Current LCU 84504000000 136528000000
Components of taxation > Goods and service tax 26.3%
Ranked 25th.
32.7%
Ranked 13th. 24% more than Canada
Social contributions > Current LCU 60904880000 101426000000
Components of taxation > Social security > Contribution by employer 8.5%
Ranked 22nd.
9.6%
Ranked 19th. 13% more than Canada
Total tax wedge > Single-income family 20.5%
Ranked 19th. 15% more than United Kingdom
17.8%
Ranked 23th.
GDP growth > Annual % 1.71%
Ranked 126th. 14 times more than United Kingdom
0.125%
Ranked 151st.

GDP per capita > Current LCU 52,177.22
Ranked 97th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
24,746.17
Ranked 129th.

Taxes on income > Profits and capital gains including income tax > % of revenue 53.21%
Ranked 4th. 44% more than United Kingdom
37.07%
Ranked 15th.

Taxes on income > Profits and capital gains > % of revenue 53.47%
Ranked 4th. 43% more than United Kingdom
37.37%
Ranked 8th.

Profit tax > % of commercial profits 6.6%
Ranked 155th.
21.6%
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than Canada

Other taxes payable by businesses > % of commercial profits 4.9%
Ranked 57th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
1.7%
Ranked 123th.

Total tax rate > % of commercial profits 24.3%
Ranked 165th.
34%
Ranked 119th. 40% more than Canada

Total tax rate > % of profit 43.6%
Ranked 78th. 21% more than United Kingdom
35.9%
Ranked 114th.

GDP > Current US$, % of GDP 100%
Ranked 113th.
101.5%
Ranked 24th. 2% more than Canada

GNI > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $35,992.14
Ranked 17th.
$37,677.83
Ranked 14th. 5% more than Canada

Tax revenue > % of GDP 12.93%
Ranked 71st.
28.46%
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Canada

Grants and other revenue > Current LCU 23.99 billion
Ranked 45th.
29.14 billion
Ranked 41st. 21% more than Canada

Revenue > Excluding grants > Current LCU 289.85 billion
Ranked 40th.
554.19 billion
Ranked 32nd. 91% more than Canada

Social security contributions > Current LCU 59.98 billion
Ranked 26th.
118.27 billion
Ranked 21st. 97% more than Canada

Contribution by poorest 30% 6.2%
Ranked 10th. 3% more than United Kingdom
6%
Ranked 11th.
Taxes on income > Profits and capital gains including income tax > % of total taxes 74.81%
Ranked 3rd. 49% more than United Kingdom
50.32%
Ranked 16th.

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > % of total taxes 77.1%
Ranked 2nd. 60% more than United Kingdom
48.11%
Ranked 18th.

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > % of revenue 53.27%
Ranked 4th. 50% more than United Kingdom
35.59%
Ranked 19th.

Taxes on goods and services > % value added of industry and services 3.97%
Ranked 84th.
13.5%
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Canada

GNI > Constant 2000 US$ $1.26 trillion
Ranked 10th.
$2.38 trillion
Ranked 6th. 90% more than Canada

Taxes on goods and services > Current LCU 40.37 billion
Ranked 49th.
149.65 billion
Ranked 34th. 4 times more than Canada

Contribution by middle 40% 33.4%
Ranked 6th. 4% more than United Kingdom
32%
Ranked 9th.
Taxes on goods and services including sales tax > % value added of industry and services 3.76%
Ranked 83th.
11.59%
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Canada

GNI > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 68.93%
Ranked 53th.
97.83%
Ranked 2nd. 42% more than Canada

Social contributions > % of revenue 22.53%
Ranked 28th. 3% more than United Kingdom
21.86%
Ranked 29th.

Labor tax and contributions > % of commercial profits 12.9%
Ranked 102nd. 22% more than United Kingdom
10.6%
Ranked 127th.

Contribution by richest 30% 60.4%
Ranked 8th.
62%
Ranked 7th. 3% more than Canada
Taxes on income > Profits and capital gains > % of total taxes 74.61%
Ranked 2nd. 47% more than United Kingdom
50.64%
Ranked 11th.

Net taxes on products > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 74.34$ per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 110th. 658 times more than United Kingdom
0.113$ per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 42nd.

Revenue, excluding grants > % of GDP 16.76%
Ranked 84th.
36.33%
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Canada

Net taxes on products > Current US$ > Per capita 1.72 million$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th.
4.12 million$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Canada

Grants and other revenue > % of revenue 8.25%
Ranked 66th. 58% more than United Kingdom
5.21%
Ranked 75th.

Taxes on goods and services > % of revenue 13.88%
Ranked 80th.
26.74%
Ranked 60th. 93% more than Canada

Net taxes on products > Current US$ 53.85 billion$
Ranked 10th.
248.23 billion$
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Canada

SOURCES: OECD Revenue Statistics; World Bank national accounts data; World Bank national accounts data. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; KPMG's Corporate and Indirect Tax Rate Survey 2009 (www.kpmg.com), and PricewaterhouseCoopers's Worldwide Tax Summaries Online (www.pwc.com).; KPMG's Individual Income Tax and Social Security Rate Survey 2009 (www.kpmg.com), and PricewaterhouseCoopers's Worldwide Tax Summaries Online (www.pwc.com).; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files. World Bank World Development Indicators.; International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files. World Bank World Development Indicators. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; OECD; International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Development Indicators database; World Bank national accounts data. GDP figures sourced from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.; 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; International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD value added estimates.; World Bank national accounts data. GDP figures sourced from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.; International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates. World Bank World Development Indicators.

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