The 2026 Rankings
Tax Burden
Effective tax burden for your scenario: income tax, capital gains, wealth tax, social contributions.
59 Countries Ranked
5.8 Average Score
9.0 Top Score
Score Distribution
Hover over bars to see which countries fall in each range
The Contenders Ranked 4–10
Complete Index All 59 Countries
1 United Arab Emirates Middle East & Africa 9.0 2 st-kitts Other 9.0 3 dominica Other 9.0 4 antigua Other 9.0 5 Qatar Middle East & Africa 9.0 6 Andorra Europe 8.5 7 grenada Other 8.5 8 Panama Americas 8.0 9 Singapore Asia-Pacific 8.0 10 Bulgaria Europe 8.0 11 Georgia Middle East & Africa 7.5 12 Mauritius Middle East & Africa 7.5 13 Uruguay Americas 7.0 14 Dominican Republic Americas 7.0 15 Ecuador Americas 7.0 16 Romania Europe 7.0 17 Montenegro Europe 7.0 18 Cyprus Europe 6.5 19 Hungary Europe 6.5 20 Albania Europe 6.5 21 Portugal Europe 6.0 22 Malta Europe 6.0 23 Costa Rica Americas 6.0 24 Malaysia Asia-Pacific 6.0 25 Estonia Europe 6.0 26 Serbia Europe 6.0 27 Latvia Europe 6.0 28 Cambodia Asia-Pacific 6.0 29 armenia Other 6.0 30 Lithuania Europe 5.5 31 Spain Europe 5.0 32 Italy Europe 5.0 33 Switzerland Europe 5.0 34 Croatia Europe 5.0 35 Colombia Americas 5.0 36 Chile Americas 5.0 37 Turkey Middle East & Africa 5.0 38 Vietnam Asia-Pacific 5.0 39 Brazil Americas 5.0 40 Czechia Europe 5.0 41 Greece Europe 4.5 42 Indonesia Asia-Pacific 4.5 43 Philippines Asia-Pacific 4.5 44 slovenia Other 4.5 45 Taiwan Asia-Pacific 4.5 46 South Africa Middle East & Africa 4.5 47 Mexico Americas 4.0 48 Thailand Asia-Pacific 4.0 49 United Kingdom Europe 4.0 50 Netherlands Europe 4.0 51 Ireland Europe 4.0 52 Argentina Americas 4.0 53 South Korea Asia-Pacific 4.0 54 New Zealand Asia-Pacific 4.0 55 Australia Asia-Pacific 4.0 56 Austria Europe 3.5 57 Japan Asia-Pacific 3.5 58 Germany Europe 3.0 59 France Europe 3.0