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Bangladesh vs Nepal: tax rates compared
There's no gap here — Bangladesh and Nepal both post an income tax rate of 30%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Bangladesh's figure is dated 2025-12-18 and Nepal's 2026-01-02, 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
| Tax | BD | NP | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 30% | 30% | match |
| Corporate Tax | 27.5% | 25% | BD +2.5 pp |
| VAT | 15% | 13% | BD +2 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 15% | 5% | BD +10 pplargest gap |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 30% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bangladesh (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-18 |
| Nepal | 30% | Source: Inland Revenue Department (Nepal) — Income Tax Act, 2058 (2002), as amended by Finance Act 2082, Schedule 1 (clause 1) · as of 2026-01-02 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 27.5% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Nepal | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +2.5 pp | Bangladesh higher |
Between the two, Bangladesh's corporate tax rate (27.5%) tops Nepal's (25%) by 2.5pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 15% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bangladesh (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-18 |
| Nepal | 13% | Source: Value Added Tax Act, 2052 (1995), as amended — Inland Revenue Department, Nepal · as of 2005-01-01 |
| Difference | +2 pp | Bangladesh higher |
Between the two, Bangladesh's VAT rate (15%) tops Nepal's (13%) by 2pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Bangladesh matches the world average, Nepal sits below it. Bangladesh's figure is dated 2025-12-18 and Nepal's 2005-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 15% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bangladesh (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2025-12-18 |
| Nepal | 5% | Source: Inland Revenue Department (Nepal) — Income Tax Act, 2058 (2002), as amended by Finance Act 2082, Section 95Ka(2)(a) · as of 2026-01-02 |
| Difference | +10 pp | Bangladesh higher |
Between the two, Bangladesh's capital gains tax rate (15%) tops Nepal's (5%) by 10pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Bangladesh sits above it, Nepal sits below it. Bangladesh's figure is dated 2025-12-18 and Nepal's 2026-01-02, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bangladesh (Individual, Other taxes / Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-18 |
| Nepal | 0% | Source: Inland Revenue Department, Nepal — official site (list of administered tax laws) · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Bangladesh and Nepal both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Bangladesh's figure is dated 2025-12-18 and Nepal's 2026-07-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.