NET WEALTH TAX IN OECD COUNTRIES

Country
Tax Rate (%)
Basic Exemption, Euro
Remarks
Australia
-
 
 
Austria
-
 
 
Belgium
-
 
 
Canada
-
 
 
Czech Republic
-
 
 
Denmark
-
 
 
Finland
0.9 (€ +85)
€ 185,000
Joint tax*
France
0.55 - 1.8
€ 720,000 - € 15 million
 
Germany
-
 
 
Greece
-
 
 
Hungary
-
 
 
Iceland
0.6
€ 53,100
 
Iceland
-
 
 
Italy
-
 
 
Japan
-
 
 
Korea
-
 
 
Luxembourg
0.5
€ 75,000/per individual+ some items
Joint tax*
Mexico
-
 
 
Netherlands
-
Abolished in 2001
 
New Zealand
-
 
 
Norway
0.9 - 1.1
€ 14,465 - 18,080
Joint tax*
Poland
-
 
 
Portugal
-
 
 
Spain
0.2 - 2.5
€ 167,129 - 10,695,300
Joint tax**
Sweden
1.5
€ 165,300 - 220,400
Joint tax*
Switzerland***
0.05 0.3
€ 85,500 - 1,794,500
Joint tax*
Turkey
-
 
 
United Kingdom
-
 
 
United States
-
 
 

Source: International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation., Swedish Taxpayers Association (2003)
* Joint taxation: Married Spouses taxed jointly.
** Depending on what type of marriage.
***Zurich