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Top personal income tax rate, central government (highest marginal rate, OECD)

Source series · Listed tier · Fiscal & Monetary · Annual · % · OECD.L.TAX.PIT.TOP.CENTRAL.A

Listed tier: bulk-loaded from the OECD Tax Database as the OECD publishes it; not individually reviewed by SOTW. Statutory rates in percent for the tax year shown.

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Top personal income tax rate, central government (highest marginal rate, OECD): latest reading for 38 geographies, with the period of each. Source: OECD.
#Country or areaValue (%)PeriodHistory
1GreeceGRC90.002025History
2AustriaAUT55.002025History
3BelgiumBEL50.002025History
4IsraelISR50.002025History
5SloveniaSVN50.002025History
6NetherlandsNLD49.502025History
7PortugalPRT48.002025History
8AustraliaAUS45.002025History
9FranceFRA45.002025History
10GermanyDEU45.002025History
11JapanJPN45.002025History
12South KoreaKOR45.002025History
13United KingdomGBR45.002025History
14FinlandFIN44.252025History
15ItalyITA43.002025History
16LuxembourgLUX42.002025History
17ChileCHL40.002025History
18IrelandIRL40.002025History
19TürkiyeTUR40.002025History
20ColombiaCOL39.002025History
21New ZealandNZL39.002025History
22United StatesUSA37.002025History
23MexicoMEX35.002025History
24CanadaCAN33.002025History
25LatviaLVA33.002025History
26LithuaniaLTU32.002025History
27PolandPOL32.002025History
28IcelandISL31.352025History
29DenmarkDNK27.012025History
30Costa RicaCRI25.002025History
31SlovakiaSVK25.002025History
32SpainESP24.502025History
33NorwayNOR24.302025History
34CzechiaCZE23.002025History
35EstoniaEST22.002025History
36SwedenSWE20.002025History
37SwitzerlandCHE15.502025History
38HungaryHUN15.002025History

Source: OECD. 38 geographies, periods 2025-01-01 to 2025-01-01. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.

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Source
OECD
Unit
%
Frequency
Annual
Series identity
OECD.L.TAX.PIT.TOP.CENTRAL.A

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Source: OECD Tax Database.

Licence: OECD Data Terms. Reuse remains subject to this source’s terms.

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