Tax Freedom Day Around The World
Many other organizations in countries throughout the world now produce their own "Tax Freedom Day" analysis. According to the Tax Foundation, Tax Freedom Day reports are currently being published in eight countries. Due to the different ways that nations collect and categorize public finance data, however, Tax Freedom Days are not comparable from one country to another.
| Country | Day of year | % burden | Date of year | Updated | Source | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 74 | 20% | 14 March | 2000 | Centre for Civil Society | |
| United States | 99 | 26.9% | 9 April | 2010 | Tax Foundation | |
| Australia | 112 | 30.7% | 22 April | 2008 | Centre for Independent Studies | |
| Estonia | 114 | 31.1% | 24 April | 2007 | Eesti Maksumaksjate Liit (Estonian Taxpayers Association) | |
| Spain | 119 | 33% | 29 April | 2010 | Think Tank Civismo | |
| Albania | 84 | 23.1% | 25 March | 2011 | AL-Tax Center | |
| South Africa | 132 | 36% | 12 May | 2008 | Free Market Foundation | |
| Uruguay | 133 | 38.6% | 13 May | 2010 | CPA Ferrere | |
| Hungary | 140 | 38%* | 20 May | 2008 | Hungarian Central Statistic Institute | |
| New Zealand | 141 | 39% | 21 May | 2008 | Staples Rodway | |
| Bulgaria | 147 | 40% | 27 May | 2009 | Novinite | |
| Brazil | 147 | 40% | 27 May | 2008 | Instituto Brasileiro de Planejamento Tributario | |
| United Kingdom | 150 | 40.9% | 30 May | 2010 | Adam Smith Institute | |
| Slovakia | 152 | 41.68% | 1 June | 2012 | Nadácia F.A.Hayeka | |
| Canada | 157 | 42.6% | 6 June | 2009 | Fraser Institute May 2, 2010 | |
| Croatia | 161 | 43.7% | 10 June | 2010 | Adriatic Institute for Public Policy | |
| Czech Republic | 161 | 44.1% | 11 June | 2007 | Liberální institut | |
| Israel | 173 | 47.4% | 22 June | 2010 | Jerusalem Institute for Market Studies | |
| Poland | 175 | 48.0% | 24 June | 2011 | Centrum im. Adama Smitha | |
| Slovenia | 176 | 48.3% | 25 June | 2011 | Business daily Finance | |
| Germany | 190 | 51.7% | 8 July | 2008 | Bund der Steuerzahler | |
| Turkey | 194 | 53% | 14 July | 2012 | Liberal Democratic Party | |
| France | 197 | 53.6% | 16 July | 2007 | Contribuables associés | |
| Norway | 210 | 56.7% | 29 July | 2007 | Skattebetalerforeningen | |
| Belgium | 217 | 59.2% | 5 August | 2012 | PricewaterhouseCoopers |
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