OECD Tax Wedge by Country
Colombia leads at 0.0%, while Belgium sits last at 52.5%, with all 38 OECD countries on the same processed data basis.
Top 15 - OECD Tax Wedge by Country
OECD Taxing Wages (2025 data) · OECD PPP
The bar to make this list
Every OECD country's oecd tax wedge by country on one scale. A country needs 30.0% to reach the top 10; the median sits at 39.3%.
| Rank | Country | Total Wedge Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 0.0% |
| 2 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 7.5% |
| 3 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 20.8% |
| 4 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 21.7% |
| 5 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 23.0% |
| 6 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 24.8% |
| 7 | 🇮🇱 Israel | 26.1% |
| 8 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 27.7% |
| 9 | 🇦🇺 Australia | 27.9% |
| 10 | 🇺🇸 United States | 30.0% |
| 11 | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 31.5% |
| 12 | 🇨🇦 Canada | 32.1% |
| 13 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 32.4% |
| 14 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 32.6% |
| 15 | 🇯🇵 Japan | 33.1% |
| 16 | 🇵🇱 Poland | 35.0% |
| 17 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 35.8% |
| 18 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 35.9% |
| 19 | 🇳🇴 Norway | 36.4% |
| 20 | 🇬🇷 Greece | 39.3% |
| 21 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 39.3% |
| 22 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 39.8% |
| 23 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 40.1% |
| 24 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 40.2% |
| 25 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 40.3% |
| 26 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 41.1% |
| 27 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 41.2% |
| 28 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 41.2% |
| 29 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 41.4% |
| 30 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 42.5% |
| 31 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 42.6% |
| 32 | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 42.7% |
| 33 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 45.3% |
| 34 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 45.8% |
| 35 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 47.1% |
| 36 | 🇫🇷 France | 47.2% |
| 37 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 49.3% |
| 38 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 52.5% |
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This is the OECD employer-inclusive tax wedge: income tax plus employee and employer social-security contributions in the fixed model. It measures the tax burden on labour cost, not the employee-only deductions shown on country profiles; use both before comparing an offer.
This table is a comparison tool, not a recommendation or a personal tax calculation. Every route begins with a standardised OECD scenario so that the rows can be compared on a common basis, but an individual outcome can change with residence, household structure, benefits, deductions, contract terms, exchange rates, and living costs. A high or low position on one measure does not establish that a country is the best option overall. Keep the source year and model assumptions in view, then test the same salary and household inputs in the calculator before using the result for an offer, hiring, or relocation decision.
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How does PlainGlobalPay rank OECD countries by oecd tax wedge by country?
All 38 OECD countries are ranked by oecd tax wedge by country, using the OECD single-worker benchmark at 100% of each country's average wage, including employee and employer social-security contributions. A lower value ranks better.
What sources are behind the oecd tax wedge by country ranking?
The ranking draws on OECD Taxing Wages (2025 data). See the methodology page for the full source chain.
How current is the oecd tax wedge by country data?
Figures reflect the processed source release shown on this page. The table re-renders whenever the underlying dataset is refreshed; check the methodology for each source's cadence and limits.