BN · AsiaTH · Asia

Brunei vs Thailand: tax rates compared

Between the two, Thailand's income tax rate (35%) tops Brunei's (0%) by 35pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Brunei sits below it, Thailand sits above it.

Verified data covers six of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

0102030405060Income0%35%Corporate18.5%20%VAT0%7%Capital Gains0%Crypto0%15%Wealth Tax0%
six shared taxes, side by side
Tax BN THDifference
Income Tax0%35%TH +35 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax18.5%20%TH +1.5 pp
VAT0%7%TH +7 pp
Capital Gains Tax0%0%match
Crypto Tax0%15%TH +15 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Brunei0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Brunei Darussalam (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-22
Thailand35%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Thailand (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-02-02
Difference−35 ppThailand higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Brunei18.5%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Thailand20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−1.5 ppThailand higher

Between the two, Thailand's corporate tax rate (20%) tops Brunei's (18.5%) by 1.5pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit below it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Brunei0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Brunei Darussalam (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-22
Thailand7%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Thailand (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-02
Difference−7 ppThailand higher

Between the two, Thailand's VAT rate (7%) tops Brunei's (0%) by 7pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit below it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Brunei0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Brunei Darussalam (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-22
Thailand0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Thailand (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-02
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

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

Crypto Tax

Crypto Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Brunei0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Brunei Darussalam (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-22
Thailand15%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Thailand (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-02
Difference−15 ppThailand higher

Between the two, Thailand's crypto tax rate (15%) tops Brunei's (0%) by 15pp. The 88-country average is 13%: Brunei sits below it, Thailand sits above it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Brunei0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Brunei Darussalam (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-01-22
Thailand0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Thailand (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-02
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Brunei and Thailand both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.