Marginal top personal income tax rate worldwide 1980s-2020s, by region

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Einar H. Dyvik,
May 6, 2024

The marginal top personal income tax (PIT) rate fell worldwide since the 1980s. In Asia, for instance, the top PIT rate was 60 percent in the 1980s, compared to only half of that during the most recent period.

Marginal top personal income tax rate worldwide from the 1980s to present day, by region

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Release date

January 2023

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

1980 to 2021

Supplementary notes

*Latest data from 2021.

**Latest data from 2015.

***Latest data from 2016.

****Latest data from 2019.

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