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The countries that make the most money from tax

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Iceland: $7.3 billion (£5.3 bn)
Estonia: $8 billion (£5.7bn)
Latvia: $8.4 billion (£6.2bn)
Slovenia: $16.3 billion (£11.94bn)
Luxembourg: $22.2 billion (£16.27bn)
Slovak Republic: $29.3 billion (£21.47bn)
Hungary: $49 billion (£35.9bn)
Chile: $50.4 billion (£36.9bn)
New Zealand: $60.1 billion (£44bn)
Czech Republic: $66.5 billion (£48.7bn)
Ireland: $70.2 billion (£51.44bn)
Portugal: $70.3 billion (£51.5bn)
Greece: $75 billion (£54.9bn)
Israel: $99.6 billion (£72.9bn)
Finland: $105.2 billion (£77bn)
Norway: $140.7 billion (£103bn)
Denmark: $140.9 billion (£103bn)
Poland: $157.5 billion (£115.4bn)
Austria: $164.9 billion (£120.8bn)
Switzerland: $183.7 billion (£134.5bn)
Mexico: $186 billion (£137bn)
Belgium: $206 billion (£150bn)
Turkey: $218.3 billion (£159bn)
Sweden: $225.6 billion (£165bn)
Netherlands: $301.9 billion (£221.3bn)
Australia: $348 billion (£256.6bn)
Japan: $351.6 billion (£259bn)
South Korea: $371.1 billion (£272bn)
Spain: $412.4 billion (£303bn)
Canada: $491.1 billion (£360bn)
Italy: $792.8 billion (£582bn)
United Kingdom: $869.4 billion (£640bn)
France: $1,115.9 billion (£820bn)
Germany: $1,305.7 billion (£958bn)
United States: $4,846.3 billion (£3,571bn)
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Paying taxes is something no one enjoys doing, but the amount individuals and companies pay varies enormously throughout the world. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has calculated how much tax was paid in 2016 by 35 countries. Here’s what it discovered. How does your country measure up?
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Rebecca Gamble

18 May 2018

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