In Europe, Your percentage Gross salary Pay tax on taxes? Depends on A variety of factorsAs a part of a pair with two incomes, if you are in charge.
The 2025 report of the OECD tax -imposed 2025 report broke the tax rates using several indicators. ‘Euronevs’ focuses on the income tax as a percentage of total pay income. It shows Which part of your salary is used for income tax. Social security contributions are not included in this calculation.
It pays for a person who has no children
Of the 27 countries included in the report (22 EU members, the United Kingdom, three AELC and Turkish countries), the percentage of the total pay income of income tax In 2024, a person who had no children was 6.2% of Poland and 35.7% of Denmark.
These statistics apply to people who earn 100% of the average salary In the respective countries. If a person earns more or less than average, their income tax changes because when we analyze below.
In five major European economies, iTalia has the highest tax rate, 20.9%. Others about 16%: Germany and France (16.7%), Espana (16%) And the United Kingdom (15.5%).
Income tax types are usually Most of the Nordic countries. Except for Sweden (16.1%), they all have 20% or more. Similar varieties are found in Belgium and Ireland. Apart from Poland, there were 12% or less tax rates in other five countries: Slovenia, Greece, Switzerland, Slovakia and Czech.
This is what a parent pair pays with two children
In the case of couple with two children in charge, income tax swing Between -12.8% of Slovakia and 32% of Denmark. Germany He also recorded -0.1% negative typeIt puts the two countries into the return category.
The negative tax rate indicates that Tax refunded instead of subtraction. This income, in most cases, is independent from ordinary family subsidies. All four countries with high tax rates in this category are Nordic. Sweden OECD exceeded both average and EU-22.
Of the five major economies of Europe, the income tax varieties with two children were significant Under France and Spain In the case of single people who don’t have children, around 16% of the two countries move up to about 10%. Income tax varieties in Switzerland, Slovenia, Portugal, Czech and Poland were less than 5%.
This is what a pair pays with two children
In the case of couple with two children, there are income tax types 1.6% of Slovakia and 35.7% of Denmark.
This picture allows you to easily see how the income tax varies depending on the number of people who make money in a home and The presence of childrenThis reflects the financial policy of each country.
In general, Children with no children pay higher income tax. There is not even a country that pays less than two in two types of homes with children. However, in many countries, three types of homes are the same for income tax. These include Estonia, Finland, Greece, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
On the other hand, does not mean that net pay rates are the same. The Social security contributions and family grants make differences In the global net income.
The main trends of the income tax of natural people in Europe
- Denmark is a country with the highest financial pressure In income in all kinds of homes. Belgium and Iceland record relatively high tax conditions, especially for single persons.
- Slovakia and Germany show unusual formsWith a negative income tax for a member with children. Slovakia reflects a principle aimed at supporting families of families.
- Polish and Czech They are in countries Lower line types In three options.
- Las Nortic states They have them formally High taxRegardless of the type of house. Western Europe follows them, with moderately high types, especially single.
- States Eastern to They usually hold Low tax types.
Income Tax Increase with Income Level
To explore how income tax varieties differ in accordance with income level, we focus on single individuals who do not have children. This includes comparison Three income levels:
- 67% of the average salary of each country
- 100% of the average salary
- 167% of the average salary
One of the 27 countries analyzed, all except Hungary is a Progressive financial systemIncrease income tax varieties as income increases.
AdvertisementFor example, Ue – The report contains 22 member states – the average varieties of these three incomes are 12.1%, 17.2%and 23.1%respectively.
Compared to 100% of the average salary they earn 167%, Sweden records the largest increase in income tax: 78%of a tab, 16.1%to 28.7%.
The increase in the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Poland, Germany, Greece, Portugal and Austria was more than 50%. Rather, the A small increase inIn less than 10%, in Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia, Hungary was recorded without changes.
