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OECD Factbook 2015-2016 - ISBN 9789264251113 - © OECD 2016

Taxes on the average worker
As a percentage of labour cost
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‌2003‌
‌2004‌
‌2005‌
‌2006‌
‌2007‌
‌2008‌
‌2009‌
‌2010‌
‌2011‌
‌2012‌
‌2013‌
‌2014‌
Australia
28.2
 
28.2
 
28.5
 
28.3
 
27.7
 
26.9
 
26.7
 
26.8
 
26.7
 
27.2
 
27.4
 
27.7
 
Austria
47.4
 
48.3
 
48.1
 
48.5
 
48.8
 
49.0
 
47.9
 
48.2
 
48.5
 
48.8
 
49.2
 
49.4
 
Belgium
55.7
 
55.4
 
55.5
 
55.5
 
55.6
 
55.9
 
55.7
 
55.9
 
56.1
 
56.0
 
55.7
 
55.6
 
Canada
31.7
 
31.9
 
31.9
 
31.8
 
31.3
 
31.3
 
30.5
 
30.4
 
30.7
 
30.8
 
31.0
 
31.5
 
Chile
7.0
 
7.0
 
7.0
 
7.0
 
7.0
 
7.0
 
7.0
 
7.0
 
7.0
 
7.0
 
7.0
 
7.0
 
Czech Republic
43.2
 
43.5
 
43.7
 
42.5
 
42.9
 
43.4
 
42.0
 
42.1
 
42.6
 
42.5
 
42.5
 
42.6
 
Denmark
42.4
 
41.0
 
40.9
 
41.0
 
41.1
 
40.9
 
39.5
 
38.3
 
38.4
 
38.5
 
38.2
 
38.1
 
Estonia
42.3
 
41.5
 
39.9
 
39.0
 
39.0
 
38.4
 
39.2
 
40.1
 
40.3
 
40.4
 
39.9
 
40.0
 
Finland
44.8
 
44.2
 
44.4
 
44.0
 
43.9
 
43.8
 
42.5
 
42.3
 
42.3
 
42.5
 
43.1
 
43.9
 
France
50.1
 
50.3
 
50.5
 
49.7
 
49.7
 
49.8
 
49.8
 
49.9
 
50.0
 
50.1
 
48.9
 
48.4
 
Germany
53.2
 
52.2
 
52.1
 
52.3
 
51.8
 
51.3
 
50.8
 
49.1
 
49.7
 
49.6
 
49.2
 
49.3
 
Greece
39.9
 
41.4
 
41.2
 
42.3
 
42.1
 
41.5
 
41.3
 
40.1
 
43.2
 
42.9
 
41.6
 
40.4
 
Hungary
50.8
 
51.7
 
51.1
 
51.9
 
54.5
 
54.1
 
53.1
 
46.6
 
49.5
 
49.5
 
49.0
 
49.0
 
Iceland
31.5
 
31.9
 
32.1
 
31.8
 
30.5
 
30.9
 
30.5
 
33.4
 
34.1
 
33.8
 
34.1
 
33.5
 
Ireland
24.4
 
24.1
 
23.5
 
23.0
 
22.2
 
22.3
 
24.7
 
25.8
 
25.8
 
25.9
 
27.1
 
28.2
 
Israel
27.7
 
26.4
 
25.5
 
24.3
 
24.9
 
22.9
 
21.3
 
20.7
 
20.8
 
20.4
 
20.4
 
20.5
 
Italy
46.0
 
46.3
 
45.9
 
46.1
 
46.4
 
46.6
 
46.8
 
47.2
 
47.6
 
47.7
 
47.9
 
48.2
 
Japan
27.4
 
27.3
 
27.7
 
28.8
 
29.3
 
29.5
 
29.2
 
30.2
 
30.8
 
31.3
 
31.6
 
31.9
 
Korea
16.4
 
17.0
 
17.3
 
18.2
 
19.7
 
20.0
 
19.5
 
20.1
 
20.5
 
21.0
 
21.3
 
21.5
 
Luxembourg
33.5
 
33.9
 
34.7
 
35.3
 
36.3
 
34.7
 
33.9
 
34.3
 
36.3
 
36.0
 
37.2
 
37.6
 
Mexico
16.7
 
15.2
 
14.7
 
15.0
 
15.9
 
15.1
 
15.3
 
15.5
 
18.7
 
19.0
 
19.2
 
19.5
 
Netherlands
37.2
 
38.8
 
38.9
 
38.4
 
38.7
 
39.2
 
38.0
 
38.1
 
38.0
 
38.8
 
37.0
 
37.7
 
New Zealand
19.5
 
19.7
 
20.0
 
20.4
 
21.1
 
20.5
 
18.1
 
17.0
 
15.9
 
16.4
 
16.9
 
17.2
 
Norway
38.1
 
38.1
 
37.2
 
37.4
 
37.5
 
37.6
 
37.3
 
37.3
 
37.6
 
37.4
 
37.3
 
37.0
 
Poland
38.2
 
38.4
 
38.7
 
39.0
 
38.2
 
34.7
 
34.1
 
34.2
 
34.3
 
35.5
 
35.6
 
35.6
 
Portugal
37.4
 
37.4
 
36.8
 
37.5
 
37.3
 
36.9
 
36.5
 
37.1
 
38.0
 
37.6
 
41.4
 
41.2
 
Slovak Republic
42.5
 
42.2
 
38.0
 
38.3
 
38.4
 
38.8
 
37.7
 
37.9
 
38.8
 
39.6
 
41.1
 
41.2
 
Slovenia
46.2
 
46.3
 
45.6
 
45.3
 
43.3
 
42.9
 
42.2
 
42.5
 
42.6
 
42.5
 
42.4
 
42.5
 
Spain
38.6
 
38.8
 
39.0
 
39.1
 
39.0
 
38.0
 
38.3
 
39.7
 
40.0
 
40.6
 
40.7
 
40.7
 
Sweden
48.2
 
48.4
 
48.1
 
47.8
 
45.3
 
44.8
 
43.2
 
42.8
 
42.8
 
42.9
 
43.0
 
42.5
 
Switzerland
22.4
 
22.2
 
22.2
 
22.1
 
22.4
 
21.9
 
22.0
 
22.1
 
22.3
 
22.1
 
22.1
 
22.2
 
Turkey
42.2
 
42.8
 
42.8
 
42.7
 
42.7
 
39.9
 
37.4
 
37.4
 
37.4
 
37.4
 
37.6
 
38.2
 
United Kingdom
33.8
 
33.9
 
33.9
 
34.0
 
34.1
 
32.8
 
32.4
 
32.6
 
32.5
 
32.1
 
31.4
 
31.1
 
United States
29.9
 
29.8
 
29.8
 
29.9
 
30.3
 
29.8
 
30.1
 
30.5
 
29.7
 
29.8
 
31.4
 
31.5
 
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OECD
36.3
 
36.3
 
36.1
 
36.1
 
36.1
 
35.7
 
35.1
 
35.1
 
35.6
 
35.7
 
35.9
 
36.0
 
Brazil
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China
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India
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Indonesia
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Russian Federation
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South Africa
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