Iceland vs IDA total: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
Iceland
34.6%
in 2023
IDA total
24.6%
in 2021
Iceland rank
32nd
IDA total rank
29th
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- Iceland
- IDA total
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 34.6% against 24.6% in IDA total, a difference of 10.0%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.4 times IDA total's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 32nd and IDA total ranks 29th of 153 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | IDA total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.9% | 21.9% | 5.0% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 24.5% | 7.6% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Iceland or IDA total?
- Iceland, at 34.6% against 24.6% in IDA total as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Iceland and IDA total?
- 10.0%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and IDA total?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2021.
- How do Iceland and IDA total rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Iceland ranks 32nd and IDA total ranks 29th of 153 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.