Tax Freedom Day - Tax Freedom Day Around The World

Tax Freedom Day Around The World

Many other organizations in countries throughout the world now produce their own "Tax Freedom Day" analysis. According to the Tax Foundation, Tax Freedom Day reports are currently being published in eight countries. Due to the different ways that nations collect and categorize public finance data, however, Tax Freedom Days are not comparable from one country to another.

Tax Freedom Days for countries by date
Country Day of year % burden Date of year Updated Source Reference
India 74 20% 14 March 2000 Centre for Civil Society
United States 99 26.9% 9 April 2010 Tax Foundation
Australia 112 30.7% 22 April 2008 Centre for Independent Studies
Estonia 114 31.1% 24 April 2007 Eesti Maksumaksjate Liit (Estonian Taxpayers Association)
Spain 119 33% 29 April 2010 Think Tank Civismo
Albania 84 23.1% 25 March 2011 AL-Tax Center
South Africa 132 36% 12 May 2008 Free Market Foundation
Uruguay 133 38.6% 13 May 2010 CPA Ferrere
Hungary 140 38%* 20 May 2008 Hungarian Central Statistic Institute
New Zealand 141 39% 21 May 2008 Staples Rodway
Bulgaria 147 40% 27 May 2009 Novinite
Brazil 147 40% 27 May 2008 Instituto Brasileiro de Planejamento Tributario
United Kingdom 150 40.9% 30 May 2010 Adam Smith Institute
Slovakia 152 41.68% 1 June 2012 Nadácia F.A.Hayeka
Canada 157 42.6% 6 June 2009 Fraser Institute May 2, 2010
Croatia 161 43.7% 10 June 2010 Adriatic Institute for Public Policy
Czech Republic 161 44.1% 11 June 2007 Liberální institut
Israel 173 47.4% 22 June 2010 Jerusalem Institute for Market Studies
Poland 175 48.0% 24 June 2011 Centrum im. Adama Smitha
Slovenia 176 48.3% 25 June 2011 Business daily Finance
Germany 190 51.7% 8 July 2008 Bund der Steuerzahler
Turkey 194 53% 14 July 2012 Liberal Democratic Party
France 197 53.6% 16 July 2007 Contribuables associés
Norway 210 56.7% 29 July 2007 Skattebetalerforeningen
Belgium 217 59.2% 5 August 2012 PricewaterhouseCoopers

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