Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in OECD members
OECD members: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 27.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in OECD members, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in OECD members stood at 27.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in OECD members peaked at 30.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 2010.
That places OECD members 17th out of 41 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 27.6% | — |
| 1973 | 25.8% | -6.5% |
| 1974 | 26.9% | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 21.8% | -19.0% |
| 1976 | 25.6% | +17.4% |
| 1977 | 25.5% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 26.3% | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 25.6% | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 27.6% | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 28.0% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 25.5% | -8.8% |
| 1983 | 23.4% | -8.5% |
| 1984 | 23.4% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 25.1% | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 25.2% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 27.9% | +10.7% |
| 1988 | 30.1% | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 29.5% | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 30.6% | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 30.3% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 30.3% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 27.1% | -10.6% |
| 1994 | 24.5% | -9.8% |
| 1995 | 24.8% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 24.2% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 23.2% | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 23.9% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 23.6% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 24.5% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 24.2% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 23.4% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 23.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 23.8% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 24.8% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 25.8% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 26.2% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 24.7% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 22.7% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 21.7% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 23.4% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 21.7% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 23.6% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 24.9% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 25.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 24.6% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 24.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 25.7% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 24.0% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 27.4% | +13.9% |
| 2022 | 29.0% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 27.7% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 27.5% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.6% | 21.8% | 27.6% | 8 |
| 1980s | 26.6% | 23.4% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.3% | 23.2% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 22.7% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 21.7% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 24.0% | 29.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
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- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 26.58 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in OECD members?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in OECD members was 27.5% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 2010.
- How does OECD members rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- OECD members ranks 17th out of 41 groups with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.