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Bhutan vs Tajikistan: tax rates compared
Bhutan has an income tax rate of 30%, 15pp above Tajikistan's 15%. The 200-country average is 28%: Bhutan sits above it, Tajikistan sits below it. Bhutan's figure is dated 2026-07-20 and Tajikistan's 2025-05-14, 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
| Tax | BT | TJ | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 30% | 15% | BT +15 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 25% | 18% | BT +7 pp |
| VAT | 5% | 14% | TJ +9 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bhutan | 30% | Source: Bhutan Department of Revenue and Customs, Ministry of Finance — Personal Income Tax (PIT) · as of 2026-07-20 |
| Tajikistan | 15% | Source: Tax Committee under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan — Tax Code of the Republic of Tajikistan (unofficial English translation, consolidated to Law No. 2168 of 14.05.2025), Art. 183 · as of 2025-05-14 |
| Difference | +15 pp | Bhutan higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bhutan | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Tajikistan | 18% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +7 pp | Bhutan higher |
Bhutan has a corporate tax rate of 25%, 7pp above Tajikistan's 18%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Bhutan sits above it, Tajikistan sits below it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bhutan | 5% | Source: EY Worldwide VAT, GST and Sales Tax Guide 2026 — Bhutan · as of 2026-01-01 |
| Tajikistan | 14% | Source: Tax Code of the Republic of Tajikistan (Tax Committee under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan) · as of 2024-01-01 |
| Difference | −9 pp | Tajikistan higher |
Tajikistan has a VAT rate of 14%, 9pp above Bhutan's 5%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit below it. Bhutan's figure is dated 2026-01-01 and Tajikistan's 2024-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bhutan | 0% | Source: Bhutan Department of Revenue and Customs, Ministry of Finance · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Tajikistan | 0% | Source: FAOLEX (FAO legal database) — Tax Code of the Republic of Tajikistan · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Bhutan and Tajikistan share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.