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Belarus vs Papua New Guinea: tax rates compared
Papua New Guinea's income tax rate is 12pp higher than Belarus's (42% vs 30%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it.
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
| Tax | BY | PG | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 30% | 42% | PG +12 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 25% | 30% | PG +5 pp |
| VAT | 20% | 10% | BY +10 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 13% | 0% | BY +13 pplargest gap |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 30% | Source: Official Internet Portal of the President of the Republic of Belarus — "Aleksandr Lukashenko approves changes to tax legislation" · as of 2026-01-01 |
| Papua New Guinea | 42% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Papua New Guinea (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-27 |
| Difference | −12 pp | Papua New Guinea higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Papua New Guinea | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −5 pp | Papua New Guinea higher |
Papua New Guinea's corporate tax rate is 5pp higher than Belarus's (30% vs 25%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 20% | Source: Tax Code of the Republic of Belarus (Special Part), Article 122 — consolidated text via pravo.by, linked from the Ministry of Taxes and Duties' official site · as of 2026-07-19 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Papua New Guinea (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-27 |
| Difference | +10 pp | Belarus higher |
Belarus's VAT rate is 10pp higher than Papua New Guinea's (20% vs 10%). The 181-country average is 15%: Belarus sits above it, Papua New Guinea sits below it.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 13% | Source: Republic of Belarus — Tax Code (Special Part), Ministry of Finance consolidated text (Art. 160: tax base for income from securities transactions; Art. 173: personal income tax rates) · as of 2026-07-19 |
| Papua New Guinea | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Papua New Guinea (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-03-27 |
| Difference | +13 pp | Belarus higher |
Belarus's capital gains tax rate is 13pp higher than Papua New Guinea's (13% vs 0%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: Belarus sits above it, Papua New Guinea sits below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax, Wealth Tax.