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Bangladesh vs Timor-Leste: tax rates compared

Between the two, Bangladesh's income tax rate (30%) tops Timor-Leste's (10%) by 20pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Bangladesh sits above it, Timor-Leste sits below it. Bangladesh's figure is dated 2025-12-18 and Timor-Leste's 2026-03-05, 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

0102030405060Income10%30%Corporate10%27.5%Capital Gains10%15%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax BD TLDifference
Income Tax30%10%BD +20 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax27.5%10%BD +17.5 pp
Capital Gains Tax15%10%BD +5 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bangladesh30%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bangladesh (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-18
Timor-Leste10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Timor-Leste (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-05
Difference+20 ppBangladesh higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bangladesh27.5%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Timor-Leste10%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+17.5 ppBangladesh higher

Between the two, Bangladesh's corporate tax rate (27.5%) tops Timor-Leste's (10%) by 17.5pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Bangladesh sits above it, Timor-Leste sits below it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bangladesh15%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bangladesh (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2025-12-18
Timor-Leste10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Timor-Leste (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-05
Difference+5 ppBangladesh higher

Between the two, Bangladesh's capital gains tax rate (15%) tops Timor-Leste's (10%) by 5pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Bangladesh sits above it, Timor-Leste sits below it. Bangladesh's figure is dated 2025-12-18 and Timor-Leste's 2026-03-05, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bangladesh0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bangladesh (Individual, Other taxes / Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-18
Timor-Leste0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Timor-Leste (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-05
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Bangladesh and Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste's 2026-03-05, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: VAT, Crypto Tax.