Highest VAT countries
20 countries · 2026
The 20 highest verified VAT rates in the world, ranked highest to lowest. Listed here is the standard VAT rate, out of 181 countries with verified data — see the full ranking for the complete list. Where two countries share a displayed rate, they are still ordered by their exact unrounded figures.
| Country | Rate | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 27% | 2025 | taxsummaries.pwc.com |
| Finland | 25.5% | 2026 | vero.fi |
| Croatia | 25% | 2025 | taxsummaries.pwc.com |
| Denmark | 25% | 2026 | taxsummaries.pwc.com |
| Norway | 25% | 2026 | taxsummaries.pwc.com |
| Sweden | 25% | 2025 | taxsummaries.pwc.com |
| Estonia | 24% | 2025 | emta.ee |
| Greece | 24% | 2026 | taxsummaries.pwc.com |
| Iceland | 24% | 2026 | taxsummaries.pwc.com |
| Ireland | 23% | 2026 | taxsummaries.pwc.com |
| Poland | 23% | 2026 | taxsummaries.pwc.com |
| Portugal | 23% | 2026 | taxsummaries.pwc.com |
| Slovakia | 23% | 2025 | financnasprava.sk |
| Italy | 22% | 2026 | taxsummaries.pwc.com |
| Russia | 22% | 2026 | nalog.gov.ru |
| Slovenia | 22% | 2026 | taxsummaries.pwc.com |
| Uruguay | 22% | 2024 | gub.uy |
| Argentina | 21% | 2026 | taxsummaries.pwc.com |
| Belgium | 21% | 2026 | taxsummaries.pwc.com |
| Czechia | 21% | 2026 | taxsummaries.pwc.com |