World's highest and lowest tax rates - United States 3rd lowest tax as % of GDP.

CNBC.com reports regarding the highest and lowest income tax jurisdictions in the World. 

The highest taxes of any country as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is Denmark at 48.2% who interestingly also has just 3.3% unemployment. Sweeden, Italy, Belgium and Finland round out the top 5 highest taxes. 

The lowest taxes of any country include Mexico at just 17% of GDP, Chile is 2nd then the United States is the 3 lowest taxes of any country with just 24% of of GDP and Turkey then Korea round out the top 5 lowest.   

See Worlds Highest Tax Rates for the full top 10 in each category and their pictures of each country.