VAT & GST Standard Rates by Country

As of: 2026-09-23

This table lists the standard rates and typical reduced rates of value-added tax (VAT), goods and services tax (GST) and consumption tax in 49 major countries. Click a rate to open the VAT calculator with that rate filled in.

Rates can change with new legislation, and even within one country different rates or exemptions may apply depending on the goods, region or type of business. For filings, contracts and other official uses, always check the latest guidance from each country's tax authority.

Country	Standard rate	Tax	Reduced rates, etc.	Source
Argentina	21%	IVA	10.5, 27	Source
Australia	10%	GST	—	Source
Austria	20%	VAT	10, 13	Source
Belgium	21%	VAT	6, 12	Source
Brazil	No single standard rate	—	—	Source
Canada	5%	GST/HST	HST 13–15*	Source
Chile	19%	IVA	—	Source
China	13%	VAT	9, 6	Source
Colombia	19%	IVA	5	Source
Czechia	21%	VAT	12	Source
Denmark	25%	VAT	—	Source
Egypt	14%	VAT	—	Source
Estonia	24%	VAT	9, 13	Source
Finland	25.5%	VAT	10, 13.5	Source
France	20%	VAT	2.1, 5.5, 10	Source
Germany	19%	VAT	7	Source
Greece	24%	VAT	6, 13	Source
Hong Kong SAR China	No single standard rate	—	—	Source
Hungary	27%	VAT	5, 18	Source
India	18%	GST	5, 40	Source
Indonesia	12%	PPN	11*	Source
Ireland	23%	VAT	9, 13.5	Source
Italy	22%	VAT	4, 5, 10	Source
Japan	10%	Consumption tax	8	Source
Malaysia	No single standard rate	SST	5, 10 / 8*	Source
Mexico	16%	IVA	0, 8*	Source
Netherlands	21%	VAT	9	Source
New Zealand	15%	GST	—	Source
Norway	25%	VAT	12, 15	Source
Philippines	12%	VAT	—	Source
Poland	23%	VAT	5, 8	Source
Portugal	23%	VAT	6, 13	Source
Romania	21%	VAT	11	Source
Russia	22%	VAT	10	Source
Saudi Arabia	15%	VAT	—	Source
Singapore	9%	GST	—	Source
Slovakia	23%	VAT	5, 19	Source
South Africa	15%	VAT	—	Source
South Korea	10%	VAT	—	Source
Spain	21%	VAT	4, 10	Source
Sweden	25%	VAT	6, 12	Source
Switzerland	8.1%	VAT	2.6, 3.8	Source
Taiwan	5%	Business tax (VAT)	—	Source
Thailand	7%	VAT	—	Source
Türkiye	20%	VAT (KDV)	1, 10	Source
United Arab Emirates	5%	VAT	—	Source
United Kingdom	20%	VAT	5	Source
United States	No single standard rate	—	—	Source
Vietnam	10%	VAT	5, 8*	Source

* Temporary, effective, regional or service-tax rates. See "Recent changes" below and the sources. Malaysia levies sales tax (5/10%) and service tax (8%); Canada adds provincial HST in some provinces on top of the 5% federal GST.

Recent changes and rates to watch

Russia — the standard rate rose from 20% to 22% on 1 January 2026.
Indonesia — since 2025 the PPN rate is 12%, but for ordinary non-luxury goods the tax base is set at 11/12, giving an effective 11% (PMK 131/2024).
Vietnam — the standard rate is 10%, but a temporary 8% rate applies to many goods until 31 December 2026.
Thailand — the statutory rate is 10%, and the reduced 7% rate had been extended until 30 September 2026. Check whether it is extended beyond that date.
India — the GST overhaul of 22 September 2025 created a two-slab 5%/18% system plus a 40% rate for luxury and sin goods.
Finland 25.5%, Estonia 24%, Romania 21%, Slovakia 23% — rates raised in 2024–2025.

Sources

European countries are based on the Tax Foundation's 'VAT Rates in Europe, 2026' (as of January 2026); other countries were checked on 2026-09-23 against each tax authority and the links in the table.