VAT rates ranked

37 countries · 2023

Ranked here is the standard VAT rate — the default rate that applies to most goods and services. Figures are compiled by OECD Tax Database — VAT/GST standard rates, dated 2023-09-01. The bar beside each rate shows it relative to the highest rate in this list.

37 countries, highest to lowest
Rank	Country	Rate	Scale
1	Hungary	27%	highest
2	Denmark	25%
3	Norway	25%
4	Sweden	25%
5	Finland	24%
6	Greece	24%
7	Iceland	24%
8	Ireland	23%
9	Poland	23%
10	Portugal	23%
11	Italy	22%
12	Slovenia	22%
13	Belgium	21%
14	Czechia	21%
15	Latvia	21%
16	Lithuania	21%
17	Netherlands	21%
18	Spain	21%
19	Austria	20%
20	Estonia	20%
21	France	20%
22	Slovakia	20%
23	Türkiye	20%
24	United Kingdom	20%
25	Chile	19%
26	Colombia	19%
27	Germany	19%
28	Israel	17%
29	Luxembourg	17%
30	Mexico	16%
31	New Zealand	15%
32	Costa Rica	13%
33	Australia	10%
34	Japan	10%
35	South Korea	10%
36	Switzerland	7.7%
37	Canada	5%

Source: OECD Tax Database — VAT/GST standard rates · as of 2023-09-01