Top personal income tax rate, central government (highest marginal rate, OECD): South Korea
The latest reading SOTW holds for South Korea is 45.00% for 2025, from OECD.
Source series · Listed tier · Fiscal & Monetary · Annual · % · OECD.L.TAX.PIT.TOP.CENTRAL.A · KOR
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.
- Latest
- 45.00
- % · 2025
- Previous
- 45.00
- % · 2024
- Earliest held
- 40.00
- % · 2000
- Readings shown
- 26
- Every reading SOTW holds
South Korea · history
% · Annual
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 45.00 |
| 2024 | 45.00 |
| 2023 | 45.00 |
| 2022 | 45.00 |
| 2021 | 45.00 |
| 2020 | 42.00 |
| 2019 | 42.00 |
| 2018 | 42.00 |
| 2017 | 40.00 |
| 2016 | 38.00 |
| 2015 | 38.00 |
| 2014 | 38.00 |
| 2013 | 38.00 |
| 2012 | 38.00 |
| 2011 | 35.00 |
| 2010 | 35.00 |
| 2009 | 35.00 |
| 2008 | 35.00 |
| 2007 | 35.00 |
| 2006 | 35.00 |
| 2005 | 35.00 |
| 2004 | 36.00 |
| 2003 | 36.00 |
| 2002 | 36.00 |
| 2001 | 40.00 |
| 2000 | 40.00 |
Source: OECD. All 26 readings held, 2000 to 2025. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.