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Cuba vs Samoa: tax rates compared
Cuba's income tax rate is 23pp higher than Samoa's (50% vs 27%). The 200-country average is 28%: Cuba sits above it, Samoa sits below it. Cuba's figure is dated 2025-01-28 and Samoa's 2019-01-30, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Verified data covers two of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.
At a glance
| Tax | CU | WS | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 50% | 27% | CU +23 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 35% | 27% | CU +8 pp |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Cuba | 50% | Source: Ministerio de Economía y Planificación (Cuba) — "Pago de tributos en Cuba: Adecuaciones y compromisos para 2025" · as of 2025-01-28 |
| Samoa | 27% | Source: Samoa Income Tax Act 2012, Schedule 1(1) (Ministry for Revenue) · as of 2019-01-30 |
| Difference | +23 pp | Cuba higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Cuba | 35% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Samoa | 27% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +8 pp | Cuba higher |
Cuba's corporate tax rate is 8pp higher than Samoa's (35% vs 27%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
Not covered for both countries yet: VAT, Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax, Wealth Tax.