Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue)

Definition: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation.

Description: The map below shows how Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue) varies by country. The shade of the country corresponds to the magnitude of the indicator. The darker the shade, the higher the value. The country with the highest value in the world is Australia, with a value of 65.02. The country with the lowest value in the world is Bahrain, with a value of 0.51.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also: Country ranking, Time series comparison

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