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Bhutan vs Singapore: tax rates compared

Between the two, Bhutan's income tax rate (30%) tops Singapore's (24%) by 6pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Bhutan sits above it, Singapore sits below it.

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

0102030405060Income24%30%Corporate17%25%VAT5%9%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax BT SGDifference
Income Tax30%24%BT +6 pp
Corporate Tax25%17%BT +8 pplargest gap
VAT5%9%SG +4 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bhutan30%Source: Bhutan Department of Revenue and Customs, Ministry of Finance — Personal Income Tax (PIT) · as of 2026-07-20
Singapore24%Source: Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) — Individual Income Tax rates · as of 2026-04-27
Difference+6 ppBhutan higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bhutan25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Singapore17%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+8 ppBhutan higher

Between the two, Bhutan's corporate tax rate (25%) tops Singapore's (17%) by 8pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Bhutan sits above it, Singapore sits below it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bhutan5%Source: EY Worldwide VAT, GST and Sales Tax Guide 2026 — Bhutan · as of 2026-01-01
Singapore9%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Singapore (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-02
Difference−4 ppSingapore higher

Between the two, Singapore's VAT rate (9%) tops Bhutan's (5%) by 4pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bhutan0%Source: Bhutan Department of Revenue and Customs, Ministry of Finance · as of 2026-07-18
Singapore0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Singapore (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-02
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Bhutan and Singapore 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.