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.
Samoa isn't in these rankings yet: it still needs a take-home pay calculator that fits the comparison.
Top of the ranking
Belgium, 1st of 114
- Working for the state until
- 2 January
- Tax and contributions
- 0.4%
- Change since October 2026
- Same place Same place
| Rank | Country | Working for the state until | Tax and contributions | Change since October 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 2 January | 0.4% | Same place |
| 2 |  Bangladesh | 11 January | 2.9% | New in the ranking |
| 2 |  Netherlands | 11 January | 3.0% | Same place |
| 4 |  Thailand | 13 January | 3.3% | New in the ranking |
| 5 |  Mauritius | 15 January | 3.9% | New in the ranking |
| 6 |  Pakistan | 18 January | 4.8% | Down 3 places |
| 7 |  Hong Kong SAR China | 20 January | 5.2% | Down 3 places |
| 8 |  India | 23 January | 6.0% | Down 3 places |
| 9 |  Guatemala | 25 January | 6.7% | Down 3 places |
| 9 |  Nepal | 25 January | 6.7% | New in the ranking |
| 11 |  Qatar | 26 January | 7.0% | New in the ranking |
| 12 |  Bhutan | 27 January | 7.2% | New in the ranking |
| 13 |  Jordan | 29 January | 7.8% | New in the ranking |
| 14 |  Colombia | 30 January | 8.0% | Down 7 places |
| 14 |  Fiji | 30 January | 8.0% | New in the ranking |
| 14 |  Oman | 30 January | 8.0% | New in the ranking |
| 17 |  Ecuador | 31 January | 8.4% | Down 9 places |
| 18 |  Brunei | 1 February | 8.5% | New in the ranking |
| 18 |  Botswana | 1 February | 8.7% | New in the ranking |
| 18 |  Indonesia | 1 February | 8.5% | New in the ranking |
| 21 |  South Korea | 4 February | 9.6% | New in the ranking |
| 21 |  Sri Lanka | 4 February | 9.6% | New in the ranking |
| 23 |  Saudi Arabia | 5 February | 9.8% | New in the ranking |
| 24 |  Australia | 6 February | 10.0% | Down 15 places |
| 25 |  Dominican Republic | 8 February | 10.6% | Down 15 places |
| 25 |  Kuwait | 8 February | 10.5% | New in the ranking |
| 25 |  Trinidad & Tobago | 8 February | 10.4% | New in the ranking |
| 28 |  Costa Rica | 9 February | 10.8% | Down 17 places |
| 28 |  Ireland | 9 February | 10.9% | Down 17 places |
| 28 |  Italy | 9 February | 10.9% | Down 17 places |
| 31 |  Finland | 10 February | 11.2% | New in the ranking |
| 32 |  Cyprus | 11 February | 11.5% | New in the ranking |
| 32 |  United Kingdom | 11 February | 11.3% | Down 18 places |
| 32 |  South Africa | 11 February | 11.3% | Down 18 places |
| 35 |  Togo | 13 February | 11.9% | New in the ranking |
| 35 |  Uzbekistan | 13 February | 12.0% | New in the ranking |
| 37 |  Spain | 14 February | 12.1% | Down 21 places |
| 37 |  Peru | 14 February | 12.3% | Down 21 places |
| 39 |  United States | 15 February | 12.4% | Down 21 places |
| 40 |  Bolivia | 16 February | 12.7% | Down 21 places |
| 40 |  Luxembourg | 16 February | 12.7% | Down 21 places |
| 40 |  Namibia | 16 February | 12.7% | New in the ranking |
| 43 |  Tajikistan | 19 February | 13.5% | New in the ranking |
| 44 |  Israel | 22 February | 14.4% | New in the ranking |
| 45 |  Montenegro | 23 February | 14.8% | New in the ranking |
| 45 |  Norway | 23 February | 14.6% | New in the ranking |
| 47 |  Panama | 24 February | 14.9% | Down 26 places |
| 48 |  Jamaica | 25 February | 15.3% | New in the ranking |
| 48 |  Philippines | 25 February | 15.2% | Down 26 places |
| 48 |  Portugal | 25 February | 15.2% | Down 15 places |
| 51 |  Austria | 27 February | 15.7% | Down 28 places |
| 51 |  China | 27 February | 15.8% | New in the ranking |
| 51 |  Estonia | 27 February | 15.6% | New in the ranking |
| 51 |  Mozambique | 27 February | 15.7% | New in the ranking |
| 51 |  New Zealand | 27 February | 15.7% | Down 28 places |
| 56 |  Brazil | 28 February | 16.0% | Down 31 places |
| 56 |  Cameroon | 28 February | 15.9% | New in the ranking |
| 58 |  Seychelles | 2 March | 16.6% | New in the ranking |
| 58 |  Sweden | 2 March | 16.7% | New in the ranking |
| 60 |  Iceland | 3 March | 16.8% | New in the ranking |
| 61 |  Argentina | 4 March | 17.0% | Down 35 places |
| 61 |  Mexico | 4 March | 17.2% | Down 35 places |
| 63 |  Canada | 5 March | 17.3% | Down 35 places |
| 63 |  Paraguay | 5 March | 17.4% | Down 35 places |
| 63 |  El Salvador | 5 March | 17.4% | Down 35 places |
| 66 |  Benin | 7 March | 17.9% | New in the ranking |
| 66 |  Kazakhstan | 7 March | 18.1% | New in the ranking |
| 68 |  Burkina Faso | 8 March | 18.1% | New in the ranking |
| 68 |  Chile | 8 March | 18.1% | Down 37 places |
| 70 |  Moldova | 9 March | 18.6% | New in the ranking |
| 71 |  Kyrgyzstan | 11 March | 18.9% | New in the ranking |
| 71 |  Nicaragua | 11 March | 19.0% | Down 39 places |
| 73 |  Lesotho | 12 March | 19.3% | New in the ranking |
| 74 |  Czechia | 13 March | 19.6% | New in the ranking |
| 75 |  Japan | 14 March | 19.8% | New in the ranking |
| 76 |  Greece | 15 March | 20.3% | New in the ranking |
| 76 |  Mongolia | 15 March | 20.0% | New in the ranking |
| 76 |  Singapore | 15 March | 20.2% | Down 42 places |
| 76 |  Türkiye | 15 March | 20.2% | New in the ranking |
| 80 |  Uruguay | 17 March | 20.8% | Down 45 places |
| 81 |  Albania | 18 March | 20.9% | New in the ranking |
| 81 |  Angola | 18 March | 20.9% | New in the ranking |
| 81 |  France | 18 March | 20.9% | Down 45 places |
| 84 |  Cape Verde | 20 March | 21.4% | New in the ranking |
| 84 |  Egypt | 20 March | 21.5% | New in the ranking |
| 84 |  Georgia | 20 March | 21.6% | New in the ranking |
| 84 |  Mauritania | 20 March | 21.5% | New in the ranking |
| 88 |  Bulgaria | 23 March | 22.4% | New in the ranking |
| 89 |  Ukraine | 25 March | 23.0% | New in the ranking |
| 90 |  Côte d’Ivoire | 26 March | 23.1% | New in the ranking |
| 90 |  Latvia | 26 March | 23.2% | New in the ranking |
| 92 |  Germany | 28 March | 23.6% | Down 55 places |
| 93 |  Slovakia | 29 March | 24.0% | New in the ranking |
| 94 |  Nigeria | 31 March | 24.4% | Down 56 places |
| 95 |  Liberia | 2 April | 25.2% | New in the ranking |
| 96 |  Poland | 3 April | 25.4% | New in the ranking |
| 97 |  Tunisia | 5 April | 25.9% | New in the ranking |
| 98 |  Ghana | 6 April | 26.1% | Down 59 places |
| 99 |  Armenia | 7 April | 26.5% | New in the ranking |
| 100 |  Algeria | 8 April | 26.6% | New in the ranking |
| 100 |  Tanzania | 8 April | 26.6% | Down 60 places |
| 102 |  Serbia | 10 April | 27.3% | New in the ranking |
| 103 |  Gambia | 11 April | 27.6% | New in the ranking |
| 103 |  Suriname | 11 April | 27.4% | New in the ranking |
| 105 |  Croatia | 12 April | 27.8% | New in the ranking |
| 106 |  Denmark | 15 April | 28.7% | New in the ranking |
| 107 |  Kenya | 21 April | 30.2% | Down 66 places |
| 108 |  Uganda | 26 April | 31.7% | New in the ranking |
| 109 |  Malawi | 27 April | 31.8% | New in the ranking |
| 110 |  Slovenia | 29 April | 32.5% | New in the ranking |
| 111 |  Rwanda | 30 April | 32.8% | New in the ranking |
| 112 |  Hungary | 3 May | 33.5% | New in the ranking |
| 113 |  Ethiopia | 23 May | 39.0% | New in the ranking |
| 114 |  Romania | 30 May | 40.8% | New in the ranking |
For the press
The line, the chart and the link for this ranking, ready to publish.
Belgium, 1st of 114 in “Tax Freedom Day by country” (gross salary of 30,000 international dollars a year). Source: CalcularYa, data as of 14 November 2026. https://calcularya.com/ws/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.