Taxes Per Person in the United States March 31, 2010 Justin Higginbottom Justin Higginbottom From Mankiw's blog: Taxes/GDP x GDP/Person = Taxes/Person Here are the results for some of the largest developed nations: France .461 x 33,744 = 15,556 Germany .406 x 34,219 = 13,893 UK .390 x 35,165 = 13,714 US .282 x 46,443 = 13,097 Canada .334 x 38,290 = 12,789 Italy .426 x 29,290 = 12,478 Spain .373 x 29,527 = 11,014 Japan .274 x 32,817 = 8,992 The bottom line: The United States is indeed a low-tax country as judged by taxes as a percentage of GDP, but as judged by taxes per person, the United States is in the middle of the pack. Stay informed on the tax policies impacting you. Subscribe to get insights from our trusted experts delivered straight to your inbox. Subscribe Share Tweet Share Email Topics Center for Federal Tax Policy International Taxes
