The 2026 Rankings
Tax Burden
Effective tax burden for your scenario: income tax, capital gains, wealth tax, social contributions.
63 Countries Ranked
5.7 Average Score
10.0 Top Score
Score Distribution
Hover over bars to see which countries fall in each range
The Contenders Ranked 4–10
Complete Index All 63 Countries
1 United Arab Emirates Middle East & Africa 10.0 2 st-kitts Other 9.5 3 antigua Other 9.5 4 Qatar Middle East & Africa 9.5 5 Panama Americas 9.0 6 Malaysia Asia-Pacific 9.0 7 Uruguay Americas 8.5 8 Andorra Europe 8.5 9 Costa Rica Americas 8.5 10 Georgia Middle East & Africa 8.5 11 Singapore Asia-Pacific 8.0 12 Dominican Republic Americas 8.0 13 Cyprus Europe 8.0 14 Malta Europe 8.0 15 Philippines Asia-Pacific 8.0 16 Mauritius Middle East & Africa 8.0 17 grenada Other 8.0 18 Bulgaria Europe 7.5 19 Montenegro Europe 7.5 20 Cambodia Asia-Pacific 7.0 21 Switzerland Europe 6.5 22 Taiwan Asia-Pacific 6.5 23 Thailand Asia-Pacific 6.0 24 russia Other 6.0 25 Hungary Europe 6.0 26 Indonesia Asia-Pacific 6.0 27 Czechia Europe 6.0 28 armenia Other 6.0 29 Greece Europe 5.5 30 Ecuador Americas 5.5 31 Chile Americas 5.5 32 Serbia Europe 5.5 33 New Zealand Asia-Pacific 5.5 34 Albania Europe 5.5 35 Portugal Europe 5.0 36 Brazil Americas 5.0 37 Estonia Europe 5.0 38 dominica Other 5.0 39 Spain Europe 4.5 40 Mexico Americas 4.5 41 Italy Europe 4.5 42 Croatia Europe 4.5 43 Romania Europe 4.5 44 Latvia Europe 4.5 45 Lithuania Europe 4.5 46 South Korea Asia-Pacific 4.5 47 United Kingdom Europe 4.0 48 Turkey Middle East & Africa 4.0 49 Vietnam Asia-Pacific 4.0 50 Japan Asia-Pacific 4.0 51 Netherlands Europe 3.5 52 us Other 3.5 53 china Other 3.5 54 Australia Asia-Pacific 3.5 55 South Africa Middle East & Africa 3.5 56 Ireland Europe 3.0 57 Colombia Americas 3.0 58 Argentina Americas 3.0 59 Canada Americas 2.5 60 slovenia Other 2.5 61 Germany Europe 2.0 62 Austria Europe 2.0 63 France Europe 1.5