Top Marginal Personal Income Tax Rates, OECD, 2000 – 2013

December 9, 2013

Table 1: Top Marginal Personal Income Tax Rates, OECD, 2000 – 2013

The Top Marginal Personal Income Tax Rates (Central and Subcentral Combined Rates) by OECD Country from 2000 – 2013

OECD Country
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Chile
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea
Luxembourg
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
48.5% 48.5% 48.5% 48.5% 48.5% 48.5% 48.5% 46.5% 46.5% 46.5% 46.5% 46.5% 47.5% 46.5%
42.4% 42.9% 42.7% 42.9% 42.9% 42.7% 42.7% 42.7% 43.7% 43.7% 43.7% 43.7% 43.7% 43.7%
52.6% 53.4% 52.9% 45.1% 45.1% 45.1% 45.1% 45.3% 45.3% 45.3% 45.3% 45.3% 45.3% 45.3%
47.9% 46.4% 46.4% 46.4% 46.4% 46.4% 46.4% 46.4% 46.4% 46.4% 46.4% 46.4% 48.0% 49.5%
45.0% 43.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 39.7% 39.4% 39.5%
28.0% 28.0% 28.0% 28.0% 28.0% 28.0% 28.0% 28.0% 20.3% 20.1% 20.1% 20.1% 20.1% 20.1%
54.3% 54.9% 54.4% 54.3% 55.0% 55.0% 55.0% 55.0% 55.0% 54.8% 48.1% 56.1% 56.1% 56.2%
26.0% 20.9% 20.6% 20.4% 20.4% 20.4% 20.6%
52.6% 52.5% 51.8% 51.1% 50.3% 49.9% 49.2% 49.2% 49.2% 48.6% 48.2% 48.2% 47.7% 48.9%
37.1% 39.8% 40.0% 37.9% 36.7% 36.5% 36.5% 37.6% 37.6% 37.6% 38.4% 42.7% 50.3% 54.1%
53.8% 51.2% 51.2% 51.2% 47.5% 43.4% 43.3% 47.5% 47.5% 47.5% 47.5% 47.5% 47.5% 47.5%
37.8% 35.7% 33.6% 33.6% 33.6% 33.6% 33.6% 33.6% 33.6% 33.6% 37.8% 41.1% 40.9% 46.0%
55.2% 56.0% 56.0% 55.9% 56.0% 56.0% 59.0% 54.0% 45.0% 45.0% 40.6% 35.6% 20.3% 16.0%
43.1% 42.7% 44.0% 42.0% 41.0% 38.2% 35.3% 34.3% 34.3% 39.6% 44.3% 44.4% 45.3% 44.4%
44.0% 42.0% 42.0% 42.0% 42.0% 42.0% 42.0% 41.0% 41.0% 46.0% 47.0% 48.0% 48.0% 48.0%
50.0% 47.0% 46.0% 45.0% 45.0% 48.0% 50.0%
46.4% 45.9% 41.4% 41.4% 41.4% 44.1% 44.6% 40.2% 40.2% 40.2% 40.5% 47.2% 47.3% 47.3%
45.5% 45.5% 45.5% 47.1% 47.2% 47.1% 47.1% 47.2% 47.2% 47.3% 47.2% 47.2% 47.3% 50.6%
36.7% 38.9% 36.7% 36.7% 36.6% 35.6% 35.5% 35.5% 35.4% 35.4% 35.3% 35.2% 38.2% 38.1%
47.2% 38.4% 34.8% 34.8% 34.8% 34.7% 34.7% 34.7% 34.7% 34.7% 34.7% 41.3% 41.3% 43.6%
40.0% 40.0% 35.0% 29.0% 26.4% 22.5% 21.5% 20.7% 28.0% 28.0% 30.0% 30.0% 30.0% 30.0%
60.0% 52.0% 52.0% 52.0% 52.0% 52.0% 52.0% 52.0% 50.3% 50.2% 49.5% 49.6% 49.3% 49.9%
39.0% 39.0% 39.0% 39.0% 39.0% 39.0% 39.0% 39.0% 39.0% 38.0% 35.5% 33.0% 33.0% 33.0%
47.5% 47.5% 47.5% 47.5% 47.5% 43.5% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0%
26.4% 26.2% 26.2% 31.5% 31.5% 31.5% 31.5% 31.5% 31.5% 23.7% 23.7% 20.9% 20.9% 20.9%
35.6% 35.6% 35.6% 35.6% 35.6% 35.6% 37.4% 37.4% 37.4% 37.4% 40.8% 44.5% 43.6% 50.3%
42.0% 35.0% 38.0% 38.0% 5.6% 14.4% 10.8% 4.1% 10.4% 16.5% 16.5% 16.5% 16.5% 21.6%
39.0% 31.9% 31.9% 31.9% 31.9% 31.9% 38.9%
48.0% 48.0% 49.0% 45.0% 45.0% 45.0% 45.0% 43.0% 43.0% 43.0% 43.0% 45.0% 52.0% 52.0%
55.4% 55.5% 55.5% 56.2% 56.5% 56.6% 56.6% 56.5% 56.4% 56.5% 56.6% 56.6% 56.6% 56.7%
38.0% 38.5% 38.4% 37.6% 37.8% 37.8% 37.8% 37.8% 36.4% 36.4% 36.4% 36.1% 36.1% 36.1%
40.6% 40.6% 40.6% 40.6% 40.6% 35.6% 35.6% 35.6% 35.6% 35.6% 35.7% 35.7% 35.7% 35.8%
40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 50.0% 50.0% 50.0% 45.0%
46.5% 45.9% 45.2% 41.4% 41.4% 41.3% 41.3% 41.3% 41.7% 41.7% 41.7% 41.7% 41.7% 46.3%

Source: OECD Taxing wages

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