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Dominican Republic vs Papua New Guinea: tax rates compared
Papua New Guinea has an income tax rate of 42%, 17pp above Dominican Republic's 25%. The 200-country average is 28%: Dominican Republic sits below it, Papua New Guinea sits above it. Dominican Republic's figure is dated 2025-12-05 and Papua New Guinea's 2026-03-27, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Verified data covers five of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.
At a glance
| Tax | DO | PG | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 25% | 42% | PG +17 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 27% | 30% | PG +3 pp |
| VAT | 18% | 10% | DO +8 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 25% | 0% | DO +25 pplargest gap |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 25% | Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Dominican Republic, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2025-12-05 |
| Papua New Guinea | 42% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Papua New Guinea (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-27 |
| Difference | −17 pp | Papua New Guinea higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 27% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Papua New Guinea | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −3 pp | Papua New Guinea higher |
Papua New Guinea has a corporate tax rate of 30%, 3pp above Dominican Republic's 27%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 18% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Dominican Republic (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-05 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Papua New Guinea (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-27 |
| Difference | +8 pp | Dominican Republic higher |
Dominican Republic has a VAT rate of 18%, 8pp above Papua New Guinea's 10%. The 181-country average is 15%: Dominican Republic sits above it, Papua New Guinea sits below it. Dominican Republic's figure is dated 2025-12-05 and Papua New Guinea's 2026-03-27, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 25% | Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Dominican Republic, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2025-12-05 |
| Papua New Guinea | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Papua New Guinea (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-03-27 |
| Difference | +25 pp | Dominican Republic higher |
Dominican Republic has a capital gains tax rate of 25%, 25pp above Papua New Guinea's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Dominican Republic sits above it, Papua New Guinea sits below it. Dominican Republic's figure is dated 2025-12-05 and Papua New Guinea's 2026-03-27, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Dominican Republic (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-05 |
| Papua New Guinea | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Papua New Guinea (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-27 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Dominican Republic and Papua New Guinea share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Dominican Republic's figure is dated 2025-12-05 and Papua New Guinea's 2026-03-27, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.