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Belize vs South Sudan: tax rates compared

Belize has an income tax rate of 25%, 5pp above South Sudan's 20%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below it. Belize's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and South Sudan's 2026-07-20, 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%30%Capital Gains0%20%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax BZ SSDifference
Income Tax25%20%BZ +5 pp
Corporate Tax0%30%SS +30 pplargest gap
Capital Gains Tax0%20%SS +20 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
South Sudan20%Source: South Sudan National Revenue Authority — Personal Income Tax (PIT) · as of 2026-07-20
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
South Sudan30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−30 ppSouth Sudan higher

South Sudan has a corporate tax rate of 30%, 30pp above Belize's 0%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Belize sits below it, South Sudan sits above it.

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
South Sudan20%Source: South Sudan National Revenue Authority — Personal Income Tax (PIT) · as of 2026-07-19
Difference−20 ppSouth Sudan higher

South Sudan has a capital gains tax rate of 20%, 20pp above Belize's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Belize sits below it, South Sudan sits above it. Belize's figure is dated 2020-12-31 and South Sudan'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
South Sudan0%Source: Republic of South Sudan National Revenue Authority — Taxation Act 2009 (2021 Revised Edition, Consolidated) · as of 2021-06-30
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Belize and South Sudan share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Belize's figure is dated 2026-07-18 and South Sudan's 2021-06-30, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: VAT, Crypto Tax.