Tuesday, May 12, 2020

New VAT tax of Saudi Arabia is one of the lowest among advanced Economies

New VAT tax of Saudi Arabia is one of the lowest among advanced Economies

Saudi Arabia's new VAT rate of 15% from 1st July 2020 is still comparatively low to the most developed economies, The data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), A group of major economies, shows the average VAT rate across members who had the tax in place stood at 19.3% reports Al Arabiya. Related : Saudi Arabia to increase VAT tax from 5% to 15% from July 2020




While, In Europe the average is more higher averaging to 21.4% with VAT across OCED member states, Here is the list of VAT rate of all countries compared to the new VAT of Saudi Arabia.

1. Hungary : 27%
2. Denmark : 25%
3. Norway : 25%
4. Sweden : 25%
5. Finland : 24%
6. Greece : 24%
7. Iceland : 24%
8. Ireland : 23%
9. Poland : 23%
10. Portugal : 23%
11. Italy : 22%
12. Slovenia : 22%
13. Europe average : 21.4%
14. Belgium : 21%




15. Czech Republic : 21%
16. Latvia : 21%
17. Lithuania : 21%
18. Netherlands : 21%
19. Span : 21%
20. Austria : 20%
21. Estonia : 20%
22. France : 20%
23. Slovak Republic : 20%
24. United Kingdom : 20%
25. OECD average : 19.3%
26. Chile : 19%
27. Germany : 19%
28. Turkey : 18%
29. Israel : 17%
30. Luxembourg : 17%
31. Mexico : 16%
32. New Zealand : 15%
33. Saudi Arabia : 15% (From 1st July 2020)
34. Australia : 10%




36. Japan : 8%
37. Switzerland : 7.7%
38. Canada : 5%

- Not all countries collects VAT, Many like US, They collect Sales Tax, which is collected by retailer, when a product has reached the end of supply chain at the end consumers footing the bill. See Also : Saudi Arabia ranks 4th in terms of 5G Network worldwide




New VAT tax of Saudi Arabia is one of the lowest among advanced Economies - Saudi-Expatriates.com