Bolivia vs Palau: tax rates compared

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side

Country	Rate	Source
Bolivia	13%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bolivia (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-26
Palau	12%	Source: Government of Palau — Bureau of Revenue and Taxation, Wages and Salary Tax · as of 2026-07-20
Difference	+1 pp	Bolivia higher

VAT

VAT, side by side

Country	Rate	Source
Bolivia	13%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bolivia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-26
Palau	10%	Source: Palau Bureau of Revenue & Taxation — Palau Goods and Services Tax (PGST) · as of 2023-01-01
Difference	+3 pp	Bolivia higher

Between the two, Bolivia's VAT rate (13%) tops Palau's (10%) by 3pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit below it. Bolivia's figure is dated 2026-03-26 and Palau's 2023-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side

Country	Rate	Source
Bolivia	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bolivia (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-03-26
Palau	0%	Source: Government of Palau — Ministry of Finance, Bureau of Revenue and Taxation · as of 2026-07-19
Difference	0 pp	displayed rates match

There's no gap here — Bolivia and Palau both post a capital gains tax rate of 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side

Country	Rate	Source
Bolivia	2.4%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bolivia (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-26
Palau	0%	Source: Palau National Code, Title 40 (Revenue and Taxation) — official text · as of 2026-07-18
Difference	+2.4 pp	Bolivia higher

Between the two, Bolivia's wealth tax rate (2.4%) tops Palau's (0%) by 2.4pp. The 193-country average is 0.1%: Bolivia sits above it, Palau sits below it.