Headline personal income tax, the highest rates, in South Africa and 130 other countries

CreatedMarch 14, 2025
CreditPWC Tax Summaries, Personal income tax (PIT) rates
CategoryEconomy
DescriptionThis dataset comes from PWC's Tax Summaries, which can be accessed online here <https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/quick-charts/personal-income-tax-pit-rates>. It was downloaded on 12 March 2025 for use in a chart comparing South Africa's top tax rate with those in other countries.
Data rows135
Headers
Continent
Territory
top tax rate %
Data
ContinentTerritorytop tax rate %
EuropeAustria55.0
EuropeFinland55.0
EuropeDenmark52.1
EuropeBelgium50.0
AsiaIsrael50.0
EuropeSlovenia50.0
EuropeNetherlands49.5
EuropePortugal48.0
EuropeNorway47.4
EuropeSpain47.0