Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs United States: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 56.3% against 29.3% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 27.0%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.9 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 25 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 6th 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 | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.6% | 56.2% | 36.7% | United States |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 52.9% | 30.9% | United States |
| 2010s | 26.8% | 52.0% | 25.1% | United States |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 56.0% | 26.8% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or United States?
- United States, at 56.3% against 29.3% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and United States?
- 27.0%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and United States?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and United States rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 6th 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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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.