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Belize vs Libya: tax rates compared

Between the two, Belize's income tax rate (25%) tops Libya's (10%) by 15pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below it. Belize's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Libya's 2026-05-31, 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

0102030405060Income10%25%Corporate0%20%VAT0%12.5%Capital Gains0%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax BZ LYDifference
Income Tax25%10%BZ +15 pp
Corporate Tax0%20%LY +20 pplargest gap
VAT12.5%0%BZ +12.5 pp
Capital Gains Tax0%0%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
Libya10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Libya (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-05-31
Difference+15 ppBelize higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Belize0%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Libya20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−20 ppLibya higher

Between the two, Libya's corporate tax rate (20%) tops Belize's (0%) by 20pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit below it.

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
Libya0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Libya (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-05-31
Difference+12.5 ppBelize higher

Between the two, Belize's VAT rate (12.5%) tops Libya's (0%) by 12.5pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit below it. Belize's figure is dated 2011-12-31 and Libya's 2026-05-31, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Belize0%Source: Belize Income and Business Tax Act (Chapter 55, Revised Edition 2020) · as of 2020-12-31
Libya0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Libya (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-05-31
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Belize and Libya both post a capital gains tax rate of 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Belize's figure is dated 2020-12-31 and Libya's 2026-05-31, 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
Libya0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-05-31
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Belize and Libya 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: Crypto Tax.