Sales Tax & VAT Rates Mapped Around The World

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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