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Australia vs Tonga: tax rates compared

Australia's income tax rate is 22pp higher than Tonga's (47% vs 25%). The 200-country average is 28%: Australia sits above it, Tonga sits below it. Australia's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Tonga's 2021-07-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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

At a glance

0102030405060Income25%47%Corporate25%30%VAT10%15%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax AU TODifference
Income Tax47%25%AU +22 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax30%25%AU +5 pp
VAT10%15%TO +5 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
Tonga25%Source: Ministry of Revenue & Customs, Government of Tonga — Individual Employee · as of 2021-07-01
Difference+22 ppAustralia higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Australia30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Tonga25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+5 ppAustralia higher

Australia's corporate tax rate is 5pp higher than Tonga's (30% vs 25%). 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
Tonga15%Source: Consumption Tax Act (CAP 26.02, 2016 Revised Edition), Kingdom of Tonga · as of 2010-11-24
Difference−5 ppTonga higher

Tonga's VAT rate is 5pp higher than Australia's (15% vs 10%). The 181-country average is 15%: Australia sits below it, Tonga matches the world average. Australia's figure is dated 2026-06-30 and Tonga's 2010-11-24, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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
Tonga0%Source: Tonga Ministry of Revenue & Customs — Tax Legislations (official index) · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Australia's wealth tax rate is identical to Tonga's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.