Singapore vs World: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
Singapore
39.0%
in 2024
World
26.4%
in 2024
Singapore rank
18th
World rank
21st
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- Singapore
- World
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 39.0% against 26.4% in World, a difference of 12.6%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.5 times World's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Singapore ranks 18th and World ranks 21st of 153 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.8% | 20.7% | 4.1% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 21.0% | 10.0% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 22.3% | 10.9% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 38.3% | 25.7% | 12.6% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Singapore or World?
- Singapore, at 39.0% against 26.4% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Singapore and World?
- 12.6%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and World?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Singapore and World rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Singapore ranks 18th and World ranks 21st 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.