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Australia vs Somalia: tax rates compared

Between the two, Australia's income tax rate (47%) tops Somalia's (18%) by 29pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Australia sits above it, Somalia sits below it.

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

At a glance

0102030405060Income18%47%Corporate15%30%Wealth Tax0%
three shared taxes, side by side
Tax AU SODifference
Income Tax47%18%AU +29 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax30%15%AU +15 pp
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
Somalia18%Source: Ministry of Finance, Federal Republic of Somalia — Income Tax Manual (for the Income Tax Law 2025 & Income Tax Regulations 2025) · as of 2025-11-01
Difference+29 ppAustralia higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Australia30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Somalia15%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+15 ppAustralia higher

Between the two, Australia's corporate tax rate (30%) tops Somalia's (15%) by 15pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Australia sits above it, Somalia sits below 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
Somalia0%Source: Somalia Revenue Directorate — Direct Tax · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Australia and Somalia 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: VAT, Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.