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Australia vs Gabon: tax rates compared

Between the two, Australia's income tax rate (47%) tops Gabon's (35%) by 12pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Australia's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Gabon's 2026-01-13, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Verified data covers five of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

0102030405060Income35%47%Corporate30%VAT10%18%Capital Gains20%45%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax AU GADifference
Income Tax47%35%AU +12 pp
Corporate Tax30%30%match
VAT10%18%GA +8 pp
Capital Gains Tax45%20%AU +25 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Australia47%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Gabon35%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Gabon, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2026-01-13
Difference+12 ppAustralia higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Australia30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Gabon30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Australia and Gabon both post a corporate tax rate of 30%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Australia10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Australia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-30
Gabon18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Gabon (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13
Difference−8 ppGabon higher

Between the two, Gabon's VAT rate (18%) tops Australia's (10%) by 8pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Australia sits below it, Gabon sits above it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Australia45%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Australia (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-06-30
Gabon20%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Gabon, Individual - Other taxes · as of 2026-01-13
Difference+25 ppAustralia higher

Between the two, Australia's capital gains tax rate (45%) tops Gabon's (20%) by 25pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit above it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Australia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Australia (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-06-30
Gabon0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Gabon (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Australia and Gabon both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.