Country rankings
VAT Tax by Country
Hungary has the highest Standard VAT Tax Rates in 2026 (27.0%), followed by Finland (25.5%) and Sweden (25.0%). Timor-Leste has the lowest (2.5%).
Standard VAT Tax RatesBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →
146 of 235 countries
Standard VAT Tax Rates, 2026
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Ranking
Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 146 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 →
Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
16.0%
Middle half 13.0% – 20.0%
Average
16.1%
146 countries
Lowest (best)
2.5%
Timor-Leste
Highest (worst)
27.0%
Hungary
Biggest changes · 2024 → 2026
144 countries have a value in both years.
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Data
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146 countries · # = rank by Standard VAT Tax Rates
What correlates with Standard VAT Tax Rates (2026)?
Pearson r against 1,521 other country metrics sharing at least 88 countries. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Standard VAT Tax Rates tend to score higher on these
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Standard VAT Tax Rates tend to score lower on these
Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Standard VAT Tax Rates?
- Hungary has the highest Standard VAT Tax Rates in 2026, at 27.0%, followed by Finland (25.5%) and Sweden (25.0%).
- Which country has the lowest Standard VAT Tax Rates?
- Timor-Leste has the lowest Standard VAT Tax Rates in 2026, at 2.5%.
- What is the median Standard VAT Tax Rates across countries?
- The median is 16.0% across the 146 countries with data in 2026.
- Where does this vat tax by country data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: World: VAT Rates per Country - 2023 - Global VAT Compliance; Value-added tax (VAT) rates - PWC; Overview of VAT in Vietnam - Vietnam Briefing.