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Belize vs Kiribati: tax rates compared

Kiribati has an income tax rate of 30%, 5pp above Belize's 25%. The 200-country average is 28%: Belize sits below it, Kiribati sits above it. Belize's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Kiribati's 2014-01-01, 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%30%Corporate0%35%VAT12.5%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax BZ KIDifference
Income Tax25%30%KI +5 pp
Corporate Tax0%35%KI +35 pplargest gap
VAT12.5%12.5%match
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Belize25%Source: Belize Income and Business Tax (Amendment) Act, 2024 (No. 40 of 2024) · as of 2025-01-01
Kiribati30%Source: Kiribati Tax Division, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development — Tax Obligation Pamphlet (January 2026) · as of 2014-01-01
Difference−5 ppKiribati higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Belize0%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Kiribati35%Source: Kiribati Tax Division, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development — Tax Obligation Pamphlet (January 2026) · as of 2001-01-01
Difference−35 ppKiribati higher

Kiribati has a corporate tax rate of 35%, 35pp above Belize's 0%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Belize sits below it, Kiribati sits above it. Belize's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Kiribati's 2001-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Belize12.5%Source: Belize Tax Service — General Sales Tax Act (Chapter 63, Revised Edition 2011) · as of 2011-12-31
Kiribati12.5%Source: Kiribati Tax Division, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development — Guidelines and Obligations of VAT Registered Businesses · as of 2024-05-31
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Belize and Kiribati share the same VAT rate: 12.5%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit below it. Belize's figure is dated 2011-12-31 and Kiribati's 2024-05-31, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Belize0%Source: Belize Income and Business Tax Act, Chapter 55 (Government of Belize, Attorney General's Ministry) · as of 2026-07-18
Kiribati0%Source: Kiribati Ministry of Finance and Economic Development — Taxation · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Belize and Kiribati share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

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