Country rankings
Tax Freedom Day by country
The day of the year when income tax and contributions are paid off, on the same salary in every country. At the top, where it comes earliest.
This edition
Qatar, 11th of 114
- Working for the state until
- January 26
- Tax and contributions
- 7.0%
- Change since October 2026
- New in the ranking New in the ranking
| Rank | Country | Working for the state until | Tax and contributions | Change since October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Belgium | January 2 | 0.4% | Same place |
| 2 |  Bangladesh | January 11 | 2.9% | New in the ranking |
| 2 |  Netherlands | January 11 | 3.0% | Same place |
| 4 |  Thailand | January 13 | 3.3% | New in the ranking |
| 5 |  Mauritius | January 15 | 3.9% | New in the ranking |
| 6 |  Pakistan | January 18 | 4.8% | Down 3 places |
| 7 |  Hong Kong SAR China | January 20 | 5.2% | Down 3 places |
| 8 |  India | January 23 | 6.0% | Down 3 places |
| 9 |  Guatemala | January 25 | 6.7% | Down 3 places |
| 9 |  Nepal | January 25 | 6.7% | New in the ranking |
| 11 | Qatar | January 26 | 7.0% | New in the ranking |
| 12 |  Bhutan | January 27 | 7.2% | New in the ranking |
| 13 |  Jordan | January 29 | 7.8% | New in the ranking |
| 14 |  Colombia | January 30 | 8.0% | Down 7 places |
| 14 |  Fiji | January 30 | 8.0% | New in the ranking |
| 14 |  Oman | January 30 | 8.0% | New in the ranking |
| 17 |  Ecuador | January 31 | 8.4% | Down 9 places |
| 18 |  Brunei | February 1 | 8.5% | New in the ranking |
| 18 |  Botswana | February 1 | 8.7% | New in the ranking |
| 18 |  Indonesia | February 1 | 8.5% | New in the ranking |
| 21 |  South Korea | February 4 | 9.6% | New in the ranking |
| 21 |  Sri Lanka | February 4 | 9.6% | New in the ranking |
| 23 |  Saudi Arabia | February 5 | 9.8% | New in the ranking |
| 24 |  Australia | February 6 | 10.0% | Down 15 places |
| 25 |  Dominican Republic | February 8 | 10.6% | Down 15 places |
| 25 |  Kuwait | February 8 | 10.5% | New in the ranking |
| 25 |  Trinidad & Tobago | February 8 | 10.4% | New in the ranking |
| 28 |  Costa Rica | February 9 | 10.8% | Down 17 places |
| 28 |  Ireland | February 9 | 10.9% | Down 17 places |
| 28 |  Italy | February 9 | 10.9% | Down 17 places |
| 31 |  Finland | February 10 | 11.2% | New in the ranking |
| 32 |  Cyprus | February 11 | 11.5% | New in the ranking |
| 32 |  United Kingdom | February 11 | 11.3% | Down 18 places |
| 32 |  South Africa | February 11 | 11.3% | Down 18 places |
| 35 |  Togo | February 13 | 11.9% | New in the ranking |
| 35 |  Uzbekistan | February 13 | 12.0% | New in the ranking |
| 37 |  Spain | February 14 | 12.1% | Down 21 places |
| 37 |  Peru | February 14 | 12.3% | Down 21 places |
| 39 |  United States | February 15 | 12.4% | Down 21 places |
| 40 |  Bolivia | February 16 | 12.7% | Down 21 places |
| 40 |  Luxembourg | February 16 | 12.7% | Down 21 places |
| 40 |  Namibia | February 16 | 12.7% | New in the ranking |
| 43 |  Tajikistan | February 19 | 13.5% | New in the ranking |
| 44 |  Israel | February 22 | 14.4% | New in the ranking |
| 45 |  Montenegro | February 23 | 14.8% | New in the ranking |
| 45 |  Norway | February 23 | 14.6% | New in the ranking |
| 47 |  Panama | February 24 | 14.9% | Down 26 places |
| 48 |  Jamaica | February 25 | 15.3% | New in the ranking |
| 48 |  Philippines | February 25 | 15.2% | Down 26 places |
| 48 |  Portugal | February 25 | 15.2% | Down 15 places |
| 51 |  Austria | February 27 | 15.7% | Down 28 places |
| 51 |  China | February 27 | 15.8% | New in the ranking |
| 51 |  Estonia | February 27 | 15.6% | New in the ranking |
| 51 |  Mozambique | February 27 | 15.7% | New in the ranking |
| 51 |  New Zealand | February 27 | 15.7% | Down 28 places |
| 56 |  Brazil | February 28 | 16.0% | Down 31 places |
| 56 |  Cameroon | February 28 | 15.9% | New in the ranking |
| 58 |  Seychelles | March 2 | 16.6% | New in the ranking |
| 58 |  Sweden | March 2 | 16.7% | New in the ranking |
| 60 |  Iceland | March 3 | 16.8% | New in the ranking |
| 61 |  Argentina | March 4 | 17.0% | Down 35 places |
| 61 |  Mexico | March 4 | 17.2% | Down 35 places |
| 63 |  Canada | March 5 | 17.3% | Down 35 places |
| 63 |  Paraguay | March 5 | 17.4% | Down 35 places |
| 63 |  El Salvador | March 5 | 17.4% | Down 35 places |
| 66 |  Benin | March 7 | 17.9% | New in the ranking |
| 66 |  Kazakhstan | March 7 | 18.1% | New in the ranking |
| 68 |  Burkina Faso | March 8 | 18.1% | New in the ranking |
| 68 |  Chile | March 8 | 18.1% | Down 37 places |
| 70 |  Moldova | March 9 | 18.6% | New in the ranking |
| 71 |  Kyrgyzstan | March 11 | 18.9% | New in the ranking |
| 71 |  Nicaragua | March 11 | 19.0% | Down 39 places |
| 73 |  Lesotho | March 12 | 19.3% | New in the ranking |
| 74 |  Czechia | March 13 | 19.6% | New in the ranking |
| 75 |  Japan | March 14 | 19.8% | New in the ranking |
| 76 |  Greece | March 15 | 20.3% | New in the ranking |
| 76 |  Mongolia | March 15 | 20.0% | New in the ranking |
| 76 |  Singapore | March 15 | 20.2% | Down 42 places |
| 76 |  Türkiye | March 15 | 20.2% | New in the ranking |
| 80 |  Uruguay | March 17 | 20.8% | Down 45 places |
| 81 |  Albania | March 18 | 20.9% | New in the ranking |
| 81 |  Angola | March 18 | 20.9% | New in the ranking |
| 81 |  France | March 18 | 20.9% | Down 45 places |
| 84 |  Cape Verde | March 20 | 21.4% | New in the ranking |
| 84 |  Egypt | March 20 | 21.5% | New in the ranking |
| 84 |  Georgia | March 20 | 21.6% | New in the ranking |
| 84 |  Mauritania | March 20 | 21.5% | New in the ranking |
| 88 |  Bulgaria | March 23 | 22.4% | New in the ranking |
| 89 |  Ukraine | March 25 | 23.0% | New in the ranking |
| 90 |  Côte d’Ivoire | March 26 | 23.1% | New in the ranking |
| 90 |  Latvia | March 26 | 23.2% | New in the ranking |
| 92 |  Germany | March 28 | 23.6% | Down 55 places |
| 93 |  Slovakia | March 29 | 24.0% | New in the ranking |
| 94 |  Nigeria | March 31 | 24.4% | Down 56 places |
| 95 |  Liberia | April 2 | 25.2% | New in the ranking |
| 96 |  Poland | April 3 | 25.4% | New in the ranking |
| 97 |  Tunisia | April 5 | 25.9% | New in the ranking |
| 98 |  Ghana | April 6 | 26.1% | Down 59 places |
| 99 |  Armenia | April 7 | 26.5% | New in the ranking |
| 100 |  Algeria | April 8 | 26.6% | New in the ranking |
| 100 |  Tanzania | April 8 | 26.6% | Down 60 places |
| 102 |  Serbia | April 10 | 27.3% | New in the ranking |
| 103 |  Gambia | April 11 | 27.6% | New in the ranking |
| 103 |  Suriname | April 11 | 27.4% | New in the ranking |
| 105 |  Croatia | April 12 | 27.8% | New in the ranking |
| 106 |  Denmark | April 15 | 28.7% | New in the ranking |
| 107 |  Kenya | April 21 | 30.2% | Down 66 places |
| 108 |  Uganda | April 26 | 31.7% | New in the ranking |
| 109 |  Malawi | April 27 | 31.8% | New in the ranking |
| 110 |  Slovenia | April 29 | 32.5% | New in the ranking |
| 111 |  Rwanda | April 30 | 32.8% | New in the ranking |
| 112 |  Hungary | May 3 | 33.5% | New in the ranking |
| 113 |  Ethiopia | May 23 | 39.0% | New in the ranking |
| 114 |  Romania | May 30 | 40.8% | New in the ranking |
For the press
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Qatar, 11th of 114 in “Tax Freedom Day by country” (gross salary of 30,000 international dollars a year). Source: CalcularYa, data as of November 14, 2026. https://calcularya.com/qa/country-rankings/tax-freedom-day-by-country
How it's built
- The date spreads the tax over the year from 1 January: with a 30% tax burden, 30% of the year is spent working for the state.
- Reference salaries: 12,000, 30,000 and 75,000 international dollars gross a year.
- Two countries with the same value in the table share the rank, and the next one skips (1, 2, 2, 4).
- The change in rank is measured against the snapshot of the ranking saved each month. Without last month's snapshot, it isn't shown.