Distribution of direct taxes paid by households as a percentage of their gross income by income quintile - experimental statistics by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
30.3%
Greece
Lowest
-2.3%
Hungary
Median
4.5%
Years covered
18
2003–2020
Data points
574
What the numbers show
Distribution of direct taxes paid by households as a percentage of their gross income by income quintile - experimental statistics is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 30.3% in Greece; the lowest is -2.3% in Hungary.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.5%, and the mean is 8.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Slovakia (up 528.6%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 483.3%).
Distribution of direct taxes paid by households as a percentage of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 30.3% | 2020 | up 405.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Denmark | 29.1% | 2020 | up 16.4% | flat |
| 3 | Sweden | 18.5% | 2020 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 4 | Netherlands | 16.1% | 2020 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 4 | Netherlands | 16.1% | 2020 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 6 | Germany | 14.9% | 2020 | up 60.2% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 14.5% | 2020 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 14.5% | 2020 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 9 | Luxembourg | 14.4% | 2020 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 10 | Austria | 13.2% | 2020 | up 21.1% | falling |
| 11 | Finland | 12.8% | 2020 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 11 | France | 12.8% | 2020 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 13 | Italy | 12.6% | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 8.0% | 2018 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 8.0% | 2018 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 16 | Portugal | 7.6% | 2020 | up 123.5% | rising |
| 17 | Belgium | 5.5% | 2020 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 18 | Malta | 4.5% | 2020 | up 104.5% | rising |
| 19 | Slovakia | 4.4% | 2020 | up 528.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Slovakia | 4.4% | 2020 | up 528.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Latvia | 4.4% | 2020 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 19 | Latvia | 4.4% | 2020 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 23 | Spain | 4.2% | 2020 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 24 | Cyprus | 3.5% | 2020 | up 84.2% | rising |
| 25 | Ireland | 1.8% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Slovenia | 1.8% | 2020 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 25 | Slovenia | 1.8% | 2020 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 1.4% | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
| 29 | Romania | 1.2% | 2020 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 30 | Estonia | 0.8% | 2020 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Estonia | 0.8% | 2020 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Czechia | 0.5% | 2020 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 32 | Lithuania | 0.5% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Lithuania | 0.5% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Hungary | -2.3% | 2020 | down 483.3% | volatile |