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Cambodia vs Nepal: tax rates compared

Nepal's income tax rate is 10pp higher than Cambodia's (30% vs 20%). The 200-country average is 28%: Cambodia sits below it, Nepal sits above 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

0102030405060Income20%30%Corporate20%25%VAT10%13%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax KH NPDifference
Income Tax20%30%NP +10 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax20%25%NP +5 pp
VAT10%13%NP +3 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Cambodia20%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cambodia (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-04-02
Nepal30%Source: Inland Revenue Department (Nepal) — Income Tax Act, 2058 (2002), as amended by Finance Act 2082, Schedule 1 (clause 1) · as of 2026-01-02
Difference−10 ppNepal higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Cambodia20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Nepal25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−5 ppNepal higher

Nepal's corporate tax rate is 5pp higher than Cambodia's (25% vs 20%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Cambodia sits below it, Nepal sits above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Cambodia10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cambodia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-04-02
Nepal13%Source: Value Added Tax Act, 2052 (1995), as amended — Inland Revenue Department, Nepal · as of 2005-01-01
Difference−3 ppNepal higher

Nepal's VAT rate is 3pp higher than Cambodia's (13% vs 10%). The 181-country average is 15%: both sit below it. Cambodia's figure is dated 2026-04-02 and Nepal's 2005-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Cambodia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-04-02
Nepal0%Source: Inland Revenue Department, Nepal — official site (list of administered tax laws) · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Cambodia's wealth tax rate is identical to Nepal's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.