What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between East Asia & Pacific and United States?

22.3%, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and United States?

29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

East Asia & Pacific vs United States: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains

East Asia & Pacific

34.0%

in 2023

United States

56.3%

in 2024

East Asia & Pacific rank

2nd

United States rank

4th

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time

East Asia & Pacific
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 56.3% against 34.0% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 22.3%.

That makes United States's figure about 1.7 times East Asia & Pacific's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 41 groups.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	33.1%	53.7%	20.6%	United States
2000s	33.0%	52.4%	19.5%	United States
2010s	31.6%	52.0%	20.4%	United States
2020s	32.3%	56.0%	23.7%	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, East Asia & Pacific or United States?: United States, at 56.3% against 34.0% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2024.
What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between East Asia & Pacific and United States?: 22.3%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and United States?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific and United States rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 41 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue)
Unit: % of revenue
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 5,670 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.