Korea vs Türkiye: Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top
Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top over time
- Korea
- Türkiye
How they compare
Korea currently reports 18.99 Factor of average annual wage against 5.58 Factor of average annual wage in Türkiye, a difference of 13.41 Factor of average annual wage.
That makes Korea's figure about 3.4 times Türkiye's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Türkiye ahead.
Korea ranks 1st and Türkiye ranks 1st of 2 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 2 and Türkiye in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.91 Factor of average annual wage | 6.93 Factor of average annual wage | 3.02 Factor of average annual wage | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 7.52 Factor of average annual wage | 3.82 Factor of average annual wage | 3.7 Factor of average annual wage | Korea |
| 2020s | 18.8 Factor of average annual wage | 6.81 Factor of average annual wage | 11.99 Factor of average annual wage | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top, Korea or Türkiye?
- Korea, at 18.99 Factor of average annual wage against 5.58 Factor of average annual wage in Türkiye as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top between Korea and Türkiye?
- 13.41 Factor of average annual wage, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Türkiye?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Türkiye rank globally for personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top?
- Korea ranks 1st and Türkiye ranks 1st of 2 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top statutory personal income tax rate earnings threshold. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A single person without dependants based on the earnings level where the top statutory personal income tax rate first applies. The marginal tax rates are derived on the basis of a unit increase in gross wage earnings at the threshold. Related topics: Taxing Wages, Labour taxation, Tax wedge decomposition, Average wage, Income, Household