Effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - Corporate tax in United States
United States: Effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - Corporate tax was 33.96 Percentage of taxable income in 2017. ▬ Flat
Effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - Corporate tax in United States, 2000–2017
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of taxable income.
Analysis
United States recorded 33.96 Percentage of taxable income for effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - corporate tax in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - corporate tax in United States peaked at 34.34 Percentage of taxable income in 2000 and was at its lowest, 33.96 Percentage of taxable income, in 2017.
That places United States 2nd out of 41 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
Effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - Corporate tax in United States, year by year
| Year | Percentage of taxable income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.34 Percentage of taxable income | — |
| 2001 | 34.28 Percentage of taxable income | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 34.3 Percentage of taxable income | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 34.32 Percentage of taxable income | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 34.32 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 34.29 Percentage of taxable income | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 34.3 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 34.28 Percentage of taxable income | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 34.26 Percentage of taxable income | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 34.18 Percentage of taxable income | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 34.22 Percentage of taxable income | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 34.21 Percentage of taxable income | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 34.16 Percentage of taxable income | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 34.08 Percentage of taxable income | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 34.11 Percentage of taxable income | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 34.04 Percentage of taxable income | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 33.97 Percentage of taxable income | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 33.96 Percentage of taxable income | -0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 33.96 Percentage of taxable income is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.2 Percentage of taxable income, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.29 Percentage of taxable income | 34.18 Percentage of taxable income | 34.34 Percentage of taxable income | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.09 Percentage of taxable income | 33.96 Percentage of taxable income | 34.22 Percentage of taxable income | 8 |
Countries ranked near United States
More economy & growth data for United States
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 422.23 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,235 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 400.52 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 34.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,172 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 52.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - corporate tax in United States?
- Effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - corporate tax in United States was 33.96 Percentage of taxable income in 2017, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - corporate tax recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 34.34 Percentage of taxable income in 2000.
- What is the lowest effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - corporate tax recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.96 Percentage of taxable income in 2017.
- How does United States rank for effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - corporate tax?
- United States ranks 2nd out of 41 countries with data for 2017.
- Is effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - corporate tax rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - Corporate tax statistics — Effective average tax rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This table reports synthetic tax policy indicators that capture the effect of income-based R&D tax incentives on firms’ investment costs: The EATR for R&D measures the impact of taxation on R&D investments that earn an economic profit. the user cost of capital for R&D measures the return that a firm needs to realise on an R&D investment before tax to offset all costs and taxes that arise from the investment, making zero economic profit. Further methodological information is available in the explanatory annex.