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Chad vs Palau: tax rates compared

Chad has an income tax rate of 30%, 18pp above Palau's 12%. The 200-country average is 28%: Chad sits above it, Palau sits below it. Chad's figure is dated 2024-08-12 and Palau's 2026-07-20, 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

0102030405060Income12%30%VAT10%18%Capital Gains0%20%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax TD PWDifference
Income Tax30%12%TD +18 pp
VAT18%10%TD +8 pp
Capital Gains Tax20%0%TD +20 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Chad30%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Chad (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2024-08-12
Palau12%Source: Government of Palau — Bureau of Revenue and Taxation, Wages and Salary Tax · as of 2026-07-20
Difference+18 ppChad higher

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Chad18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Chad (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2024-08-12
Palau10%Source: Palau Bureau of Revenue & Taxation — Palau Goods and Services Tax (PGST) · as of 2023-01-01
Difference+8 ppChad higher

Chad has a VAT rate of 18%, 8pp above Palau's 10%. The 181-country average is 15%: Chad sits above it, Palau sits below it. Chad's figure is dated 2024-08-12 and Palau's 2023-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Chad20%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Chad (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2024-08-12
Palau0%Source: Government of Palau — Ministry of Finance, Bureau of Revenue and Taxation · as of 2026-07-19
Difference+20 ppChad higher

Chad has a capital gains tax rate of 20%, 20pp above Palau's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Chad sits above it, Palau sits below it. Chad's figure is dated 2024-08-12 and Palau's 2026-07-19, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Chad0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Chad (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2024-08-12
Palau0%Source: Palau National Code, Title 40 (Revenue and Taxation) — official text · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Chad and Palau share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Chad's figure is dated 2024-08-12 and Palau's 2026-07-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: Corporate Tax, Crypto Tax.