Economy > Taxes > Total tax revenue > Total tax revenue: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Taxes are defined as compulsory, unrequited payments to general government. They are unrequited in the sense that benefits provided by government to taxpayers are not normally in proportion to their payments.

Taxes on incomes and profits cover taxes levied on the net income or profits (gross income minus allowable tax reliefs) of individuals and enterprises. They also cover taxes levied on the capital gains of individuals and enterprises, and gains from gambling.

Taxes on goods and services cover all taxes levied on the production, extraction, sale, transfer, leasing or delivery of goods, and the rendering of services, or on the use of goods or permission to use goods or to perform activities. They consist mainly of value added and sales taxes.

Note that the sum of taxes on goods and services and taxes on income and profits is less than the figure for total tax revenues, which also includes payments by employers and employees made under compulsory social security schemes as well as payroll taxes, taxes related to the ownership and transfer of property, and other taxes.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	DenmarkDenmark	48.87%	2009
2	SwedenSweden	48.16%	2009
3	BelgiumBelgium	44.35%	2009
4	FranceFrance	43.56%	2009
5	NorwayNorway	43.35%	2009
6	ItalyItaly	43.31%	2009
7	FinlandFinland	42.97%	2009
8	AustriaAustria	41.86%	2009
9	IcelandIceland	41.36%	2009
10	HungaryHungary	39.28%	2009
11	NetherlandsNetherlands	38.04%	2009
12	SpainSpain	37.25%	2009
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	36.93%	2009
13	LuxembourgLuxembourg	36.86%	2009
14	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	36.62%	2009
15	PortugalPortugal	36.6%	2009
16	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	36.42%	2009
17	GermanyGermany	36.21%	2009
18	New ZealandNew Zealand	36%	2009
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	35.61%	2009
19	PolandPoland	33.51%	2009
20	CanadaCanada	33.29%	2009
21	IrelandIreland	32.24%	2009
22	GreeceGreece	31.32%	2009
23	AustraliaAustralia	30.6%	2009
24	SlovakiaSlovakia	29.78%	2009
25	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	29.66%	2009
26	South KoreaSouth Korea	28.7%	2009
27	United StatesUnited States	28.33%	2009
28	JapanJapan	27.9%	2009
29	TurkeyTurkey	23.71%	2009
30	MexicoMexico	20.5%	2009

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