Wage and employment taxes as a percentage of GDP
Country/Region
|
1985
|
1986
|
1987
|
1988
|
1989
|
1990
|
1991
|
1992
|
1993
|
1994
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australia
|
1.4
|
1.6
|
1.7
|
1.7
|
1.7
|
1.9
|
1.9
|
1.8
|
1.7
|
2.0
|
Austria
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
2.4
|
2.5
|
1.5
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
2.8
|
Finland
|
0.2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
France
|
0.9
|
0.9
|
0.9
|
0.8
|
0:8
|
0.8
|
0.8
|
0.9
|
1.0
|
1.1
|
Greece
|
0.5
|
0.6
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
0.6
|
0.3
|
0.2
|
0.2
|
0.2
|
0.3
|
Ireland
|
0.9
|
0.7
|
0.5
|
0.6
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
0.7
|
0.6
|
Luxembourg
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
–
| ||
Italy
|
0.2
|
0.2
|
0.2
|
0.2
|
0.2
|
0.1
|
0.1
|
0.1
|
0.1
|
0.1
|
Sweden
|
2.2
|
2.4
|
2.5
|
1.9
|
1.8
|
1.8
|
1.9
|
1.5
|
0.6
|
0.7
|
OECD Countries
in total |
0.5
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
0.6
|
0.4
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
European DECD
countries |
0.5
|
0.5
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
0.4
|
0.6
|
0.4
|
0.3
|
0.3
|
EEC countries
|
0.3
|
0.2
|
0.2
|
0.2
|
0.2
|
0.2
|
0.4a)
|
0.4a)
|
0.4a)
|
0.4a)
|
Czech Rep.
|
‘
|
-
|
-
|
0.7
|
0.1
| |||||
Poland
|
6.2
|
1.9
|
0.9
|
0.6
| ||||||
Hungary
|
0.1
|
0.1
|
0.1
|
0.1
|