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Belize vs Nauru: tax rates compared

Belize's income tax rate is 5pp higher than Nauru's (25% vs 20%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below it. Belize's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Nauru's 2023-07-01, 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

0102030405060Income20%25%Corporate0%25%VAT0%12.5%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax BZ NRDifference
Income Tax25%20%BZ +5 pp
Corporate Tax0%25%NR +25 pplargest gap
VAT12.5%0%BZ +12.5 pp
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
Nauru20%Source: Nauru Revenue Office, Ministry of Finance — Tax Rates (1 July 2023 - 30 June 2024) · as of 2023-07-01
Difference+5 ppBelize higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Belize0%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Nauru25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−25 ppNauru higher

Nauru's corporate tax rate is 25pp higher than Belize's (25% vs 0%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Belize sits below it, Nauru sits above 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
Nauru0%Source: Department of Finance, Republic of Nauru — NRO administered legislation · as of 2026-07-19
Difference+12.5 ppBelize higher

Belize's VAT rate is 12.5pp higher than Nauru's (12.5% vs 0%). The 181-country average is 15%: both sit below it. Belize's figure is dated 2011-12-31 and Nauru's 2026-07-19, 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
Nauru0%Source: Department of Finance, Republic of Nauru — NRO administered legislation · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Belize's wealth tax rate is identical to Nauru's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

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