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Belize vs Tonga: tax rates compared

There's no gap here — Belize and Tonga both post an income tax rate of 25%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below it. Belize'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%Corporate0%25%VAT12.5%15%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax BZ TODifference
Income Tax25%25%match
Corporate Tax0%25%TO +25 pplargest gap
VAT12.5%15%TO +2.5 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
Tonga25%Source: Ministry of Revenue & Customs, Government of Tonga — Individual Employee · as of 2021-07-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Belize0%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
Difference−25 ppTonga higher

Between the two, Tonga's corporate tax rate (25%) tops Belize's (0%) by 25pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Belize sits below it, Tonga 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
Tonga15%Source: Consumption Tax Act (CAP 26.02, 2016 Revised Edition), Kingdom of Tonga · as of 2010-11-24
Difference−2.5 ppTonga higher

Between the two, Tonga's VAT rate (15%) tops Belize's (12.5%) by 2.5pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Belize sits below it, Tonga matches the world average. Belize's figure is dated 2011-12-31 and Tonga's 2010-11-24, 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
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 — Belize 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.