Taxation & burden
Part I — the engine
What it shows
How heavily labour is taxed relative to peers (OECD tax wedge, one strictly defined household type), and how much of the economy flows through taxation and how that mix has shifted over time.
What it cannot prove
Whether taxes are "too high" — that is a political judgement about what they buy. The wedge covers one household archetype; marginal-rate spikes, wealth (Box 3) and corporate burden each behave differently and are not summarized by any single figure here.
D1Tax wedge on labour
35.9% of labour cost
↘1y +0.0 · 5y -0.7 · 10y -1.0
AOECDsince 2000 · as of 2025
D3Tax revenue
38.5% of GDP
→1y -0.7 · 5y +0.1 · 10y +1.9
AOECDsince 1990 · as of 2024
D7Inflation (CPI)
2.9% y/y
→1y -0.2 · 5y +0.9 · 10y +2.9
ACBSsince 1900 · as of Jun 2026
More indicators for this domain are planned — see the methodology & roadmap. Missing here means not credible yet, not forgotten.