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Sales Tax & VAT Rates Mapped Around The World


By: Ian Wright | Last Updated: April 25, 2025

Sales Tax & VAT Rates Mapped Around The World

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The map shows sales tax or VAT rates for countries around the world, including many subdivisions such as US states and Canadian provinces. The country with the highest rate of VAT is Hungary at 27% followed by Croatia, Denmark, Norway and Sweden at 25% each.

There is no single country with the lowest rate of VAT since there are several with 0% rates including everywhere from Bermuda to Hong Kong to Iraq to the UAE. If you’re curious you can see a full list of rates below.

 

  • Afghanistan – 10%
  • Albania – 20%
  • Algeria – 17%
  • Angola – 10%
  • Antigua and Barbuda – 15%
  • Argentina – 21%
  • Armenia – 20%
  • Australia – 10%
  • Austria – 20%
  • Azerbaijan – 18%
  • Bahamas – 7.5%
  • Bahrain – 0%
  • Bangladesh – 15%
  • Barbados – 17.5%
  • Belarus – 20%
  • Belgium – 21%
  • Belize – 12.5%
  • Benin – 18%
  • Bermuda – 0%
  • Bhutan – 20%
  • Bolivia – 13%
  • Bosnia – 17%
  • Botswana – 12%
  • Brazil – Rio de Janeiro – 19%, Sao Paulo, Parana and Minas Gerais – 18%, other states – 17%
  • British Virgin Islands – 0%
  • Brunei – 0%
  • Bulgaria – 20%
  • Burkina Faso – 18%
  • Burundi – 18%
  • Cambodia – 10%
  • Canada
    • Alberta – 5%
    • British Columbia – 12%
    • Manitoba – 13%
    • New Brunswick – 13%
    • Newfoundland – 13%
    • Northwest Territories – 5%
    • Nova Scotia – 15%
    • Ontario – 13%
    • Prince Edward Island – 14%
    • Quebec – 14.975%
    • Saskatchewan – 10%
    • Yukon – 5%
  • Cape Verde – 5%
  • Cayman Islands – 0%
  • Central African Republic – 19%
  • Chad – 18%
  • Chile – 19%
  • China – 17%
  • Colombia – 16%
  • Comorus – 10%
  • Congo Democratic Republic – 16%
  • Congo Republic – 18%
  • Cook Islands – 15%
  • Costarica – 13%
  • Croatia – 25%
  • Cuba – 2.5%
  • Curacao – 5%
  • Cyprus – 19%
  • Czech Republic – 21%
  • Denmark – 25%
  • Djibouti – 10%
  • Dominica – 15%
  • Dominican Republic – 16%
  • Equador – 12%
  • Egypt – 10%
  • El Salvador – 13%
  • Equatorial Guinea – 15%
  • Eritrea – 4%
  • Estonia – 20%
  • Faroe Island – 25%
  • Fiji – 15%
  • Finland – 24%
  • France – 20%
  • Gabon – 18%
  • Gambia – 15%
  • Georgia – 18%
  • Germany – 19%
  • Ghana – 15%
  • Gibraltar – 0%
  • Greece – 23%
  • Grenada – 15%
  • Guam – 4%
  • Guatemala – 12%
  • Guernsey – 0%
  • Guinea – 18%
  • Guyana – 16%
  • Haiti – 10%
  • Honduras – 15%
  • Hong Kong – 0%
  • Hungary – 27%
  • Iceland – 24%
  • India
    • Andhra Pradesh – 14.5%
    • Chhattisgarh – 14%
    • Assam, Jammu and Kashmir and Karnataka – 13.5%
    • Other states – 12.5%
  • Indonesia – 10%
  • Iran – 7%
  • Iraq – 0%
  • Ireland – 23%
  • Isle of Man – 20%
  • Israel – 18%
  • Italy – 22%
  • Ivory Coast – 18%
  • Jamaica – 16.5%
  • Japan – 8%
  • Jersey – 5%
  • Jordan – 16%
  • Kazakhstan – 12%
  • Kenya – 16%
  • Kuwait – 0%
  • Kyrgyzstan – 12%
  • Laos – 10%
  • Latvia – 21%
  • Lebanon – 10%
  • Liberia – 7%
  • Libya – 0%
  • Liechtenstein – 8%
  • Lithuania – 21%
  • Luxembourg – 17%
  • Macau – 0%
  • Macedonia – 18%
  • Madagascar – 20%
  • Madeira – 22%
  • Malawi – 16.5%
  • Malaysia – 6%
  • Maldives – 0%
  • Mali – 18%
  • Malta – 18%
  • Mauritania – 14%
  • Mauritius – 15%
  • Mexico – 16%
  • Micronesia – 5%
  • Moldova – 20%
  • Monaco – 20%
  • Mongolia – 10%
  • Montenegro – 19%
  • Morocco – 20%
  • Mozambique – 17%
  • Myanmar – 5%
  • Namibia – 15%
  • Nepal – 13%
  • Netherlands – 21%
  • New Zealand – 15%
  • Nicaragua – 15%
  • Niger – 18%
  • Nigeria – 5%
  • North Korea – 15%
  • Norway – 25%
  • Oman – 0%
  • Pakistan – 17%
  • Panama – 7%
  • Papua New Guinea – 10%
  • Paraguay – 10%
  • Peru – 16%
  • Philipines – 10%
  • Poland – 23%
  • Portugal – 23%
  • Puerto Rico – 7%
  • Romania – 24%
  • Russia – 18%
  • Rwanda – 18%
  • Saint Lucia – 15%
  • San Marino – 0%
  • Saudi Arabia – 0%
  • Senegal – 18%
  • Serbia – 20%
  • Seychelles – 15%
  • Sierra Leone – 15%
  • Singapore – 7%
  • Slovak Republic – 20%
  • Slovenia – 22%
  • Solomon Islands – 10%
  • Somalia – 10%
  • South Africa – 14%
  • South Korea – 10%
  • Spain – 21%
  • Sri Lanka – 12%
  • Sudan – 10%
  • Suriname – 8%
  • Swaziland – 14%
  • Sweden – 25%
  • Switzerland – 8%
  • Taiwan – 5%
  • Tajikistan – 20%
  • Tanzania – 18%
  • Thailand – 7%
  • Togo – 18%
  • Tonga – 15%
  • Trinidad and Tobago – 15%
  • Tunisia – 18%
  • Turkey – 18%
  • Turkmenistan – 20%
  • Tuvalu – 5%
  • Uganda – 18%
  • Ukraine – 20%
  • United Arab Emirates – 0%
  • United Kingdom – 20%
  • United States
    • Colorado – 2.9%
    • Alabama, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, New York, South Dakota, Wyoming – 4%
    • Virginia – 4.3%
    • Missouri – 4.445%
    • Oklahoma – 4.5%
    • Utah – 4.7%
    • North Dakota, Wisconsin – 5%
    • New Mexico – 5.125%
    • Maine, Nebraska – 5.5%
    • Arizona – 5.6%
    • DC, Ohio – 5.75%
    • Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Pennsylvania, South Caroline, Vermont, West Virginia – 6%
    • Kansas – 6.15%
    • Illinois, Massachusetts, Texas – 6.25%
    • Connecticut – 6.35%
    • Arkansas, California, Washington – 6.5%
    • Nevada – 6.85%
    • Minnesota – 6.875%
    • Indiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Tennessee – 7%
  • Uruguay – 22%
  • Uzbekistan – 20%
  • Vanuatu – 12.5%
  • Venezuela – 12%
  • Vietnam – 10%
  • Yemen – 5%

Data was from Avalara VATLive via Wikimedia and was accurate as of 10 April 2015.

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Comments

  1. Patrick Mahaffey says

    March 22, 2019 at 4:21 am

    There is an error in your data: the Canadian province of Alberta has 0% sales tax/VAT, NOT 5%.

    Reply
    • Dean Santo says

      October 26, 2024 at 2:10 am

      Alberta has a VAT (Sales Tax) of 5%

      Reply
  2. Sergey says

    April 28, 2019 at 6:59 pm

    Starting from 2019 VAT in Russia increased from 18% to 20%.

    Reply
  3. Sally French says

    June 30, 2019 at 3:39 am

    The US state rates break down even further by postal code in some states too, so California could be 9% or 8.5% depending on the address. (Not sure I’ve seen 6.5% though.)

    Reply
  4. Claude says

    April 13, 2020 at 12:46 pm

    Just to share, in the Philippines VAT rate is 12% except for export sales and other zero-rated sales which is 0%.

    Thank you.

    Reply
  5. Bob says

    May 28, 2020 at 12:13 pm

    these data are not accurate

    Reply
  6. Hmd says

    July 1, 2020 at 6:41 am

    Outdated info

    Reply
  7. Ahemd says

    July 2, 2020 at 9:01 am

    this is very old data from 2017 , all these data changed .
    Please update

    Reply
  8. Husam says

    July 16, 2020 at 6:56 am

    Misleading information Change it or delete it ,Saudi 15% Now

    Reply
  9. Af says

    August 26, 2020 at 8:38 pm

    Error;
    SAUDIA Arabia 15% vat

    Reply
  10. Salman Sarwar says

    September 14, 2020 at 9:37 am

    Saudia Arabia Vat is now 15% effective from 01/07/2020, earlier 5% was implemented from 01/01/2018

    Reply

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