Capital Gains Tax by Country
South Korea has the highest Individual Capital Gains Tax Rate (Standard Pct) (45.0%), followed by Denmark (42.0%) and Turkey (40.0%). Laos has the lowest (2%).
Individual Capital Gains Tax Rate (Standard Pct)
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Ranking
Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 150 countries.
Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
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Data
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What correlates with Individual Capital Gains Tax Rate (Standard Pct)?
Pearson r against 1,510 other country metrics sharing at least 90 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Individual Capital Gains Tax Rate (Standard Pct) tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Individual Capital Gains Tax Rate (Standard Pct) tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Individual Capital Gains Tax Rate (Standard Pct)?
- South Korea has the highest Individual Capital Gains Tax Rate (Standard Pct), at 45.0%, followed by Denmark (42.0%) and Turkey (40.0%).
- Which country has the lowest Individual Capital Gains Tax Rate (Standard Pct)?
- Laos has the lowest Individual Capital Gains Tax Rate (Standard Pct), at 2%.
- What is the median Individual Capital Gains Tax Rate (Standard Pct) across countries?
- The median is 18.0% across the 150 countries with data.
- Where does this capital gains tax by country data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Capital gains tax (CGT) rates - Worldwide Tax Summaries; Capital Gains Tax Rates by Country - TaxAtlas.
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