Tax Wedge (single, avg wage) (OECD)
Tax Wedge (single, avg wage). OECD Taxing Wages, 2016–2023.
Source: OECD Taxing Wages Licence: OECD terms — public data Unit: % of labour cost Parsed: 2026-08-03 Open source ↗
Avg (2023)
35.0
+0.10pp vs 2022
Improving
5
of 40 tracked
Declining
4
period over period
Stable
31
±0.5pp band
Tax Wedge (single, avg wage)
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Trend over time
Group average by period, 2016–2023.
OECDEurope & Central AsiaAmericasMiddle East & North AfricaEast Asia & Pacific
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Movers
Biggest period-over-period changes.
Top risers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Australia | 29.2 | +2.2pp |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 41.3 | +1.4pp |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 21.1 | +1.0pp |
| 🇱🇻 Latvia | 41.1 | +0.70pp |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | 40.2 | +0.60pp |
Top fallers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | 20 | -1.0pp |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 35.1 | -0.70pp |
| 🇺🇸 United States | 29.9 | -0.60pp |
| 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 28.6 | -0.60pp |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | 35.1 | -0.50pp |
By group
Change by group, latest period.
East Asia & Pacific +0.90pp
OECD +0.20pp
Europe & Central Asia +0.10pp
Middle East & North Africa -0.20pp
Americas -0.40pp
| Group | Members | Avg | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe & Central Asia | 27 | 39.8 | +0.10pp |
| OECD | 2 | 38.2 | +0.20pp |
| East Asia & Pacific | 4 | 27 | +0.90pp |
| Middle East & North Africa | 1 | 23.2 | -0.20pp |
| Americas | 6 | 19.6 | -0.40pp |
Tax Wedge (single, avg wage) (OECD) — full ranking
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| # | Entity | Tax Wedge (single, avg wage) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 52.7 | -0.30pp |
| 2 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 47.9 | -0.40pp |
| 3 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 47.2 | +0.30pp |
| 4 | 🇫🇷 France | 46.8 | -0.20pp |
| 5 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 45.1 | +0.10pp |
| 6 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 43.5 | +0.40pp |
| 7 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 43.3 | +0.40pp |
| 8 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 42.3 | +0.20pp |
| 9 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 42.1 | -0.30pp |
| 10 | 🇸🇰 Slovak Republic | 41.6 | +0.10pp |
| 11 | European Union (22 countries) in OECD | 41.6 | +0.20pp |
| 12 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 41.3 | +1.4pp |
| 13 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 41.2 | 0.00pp |
| 14 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 41.1 | +0.70pp |
| 15 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 40.2 | +0.60pp |
| 16 | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 40.2 | +0.30pp |
| 17 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 39.4 | +0.30pp |
| 18 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 38.9 | +0.50pp |
| 19 | 🇬🇷 Greece | 38.5 | +0.50pp |
| 20 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye, Republic of | 38.4 | +0.20pp |
| 21 | 🇳🇴 Norway | 36.4 | +0.20pp |
| 22 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 36.4 | +0.10pp |
| 23 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 35.1 | -0.70pp |
| 24 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 35.1 | -0.50pp |
| 25 | OECD average country | 34.8 | +0.10pp |
| 26 | 🇵🇱 Poland | 34.3 | +0.50pp |
| 27 | 🇯🇵 Japan | 33 | +0.30pp |
| 28 | 🇨🇦 Canada | 31.9 | 0.00pp |
| 29 | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 31.7 | -0.40pp |
| 30 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 31.3 | -0.40pp |
| 31 | 🇺🇸 United States | 29.9 | -0.60pp |
| 32 | 🇦🇺 Australia | 29.2 | +2.2pp |
| 33 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 28.6 | -0.60pp |
| 34 | 🇰🇷 Korea, Republic of | 24.6 | +0.10pp |
| 35 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 23.5 | +0.10pp |
| 36 | 🇮🇱 Israel | 23.2 | -0.20pp |
| 37 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 21.1 | +1.0pp |
| 38 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 20 | -1.0pp |
| 39 | 🇨🇱 Chile | 7.1 | +0.10pp |
| 40 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 0 | 0.00pp |
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