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Belgium vs Tonga: tax rates compared

Between the two, Belgium's income tax rate (52.7%) tops Tonga's (25%) by 27.7pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Belgium sits above it, Tonga sits below it. Belgium'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%52.7%Corporate25%VAT15%21%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax BE TODifference
Income Tax52.7%25%BE +27.7 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax25%25%match
VAT21%15%BE +6 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Belgium52.7%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+27.7 ppBelgium higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Belgium25%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
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Belgium and Tonga both post a corporate tax rate of 25%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Belgium21%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Belgium (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-13
Tonga15%Source: Consumption Tax Act (CAP 26.02, 2016 Revised Edition), Kingdom of Tonga · as of 2010-11-24
Difference+6 ppBelgium higher

Between the two, Belgium's VAT rate (21%) tops Tonga's (15%) by 6pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Belgium sits above it, Tonga matches the world average. Belgium's figure is dated 2026-02-13 and Tonga's 2010-11-24, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Belgium0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Belgium (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-13
Tonga0%Source: Tonga Ministry of Revenue & Customs — Tax Legislations (official index) · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Belgium and Tonga 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: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.