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France vs Tuvalu: tax rates compared
France's income tax rate is 25.4pp higher than Tuvalu's (55.4% vs 30%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. France's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Tuvalu's 2023-07-21, 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 | FR | TV | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 55.4% | 30% | FR +25.4 pp |
| VAT | 20% | 4% | FR +16 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 31.4% | 0% | FR +31.4 pplargest gap |
| Crypto Tax | 30% | 0% | FR +30 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| France | 55.4% | Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Tuvalu | 30% | Source: Tuvalu Legislation (official government legislation portal) — Income Tax Act, CAP. 26.16 (2022 Revised Edition), Schedule 6 · as of 2023-07-21 |
| Difference | +25.4 pp | France higher |
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| France | 20% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — France (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-04-24 |
| Tuvalu | 4% | Source: Consumption Tax Regulations, 2022 Revised Edition (CAP 26.02.1), Tuvalu · as of 2011-12-19 |
| Difference | +16 pp | France higher |
France's VAT rate is 16pp higher than Tuvalu's (20% vs 4%). The 181-country average is 15%: France sits above it, Tuvalu sits below it. France's figure is dated 2026-04-24 and Tuvalu's 2011-12-19, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| France | 31.4% | Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — France, Individual - Other taxes · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Tuvalu | 0% | Source: Tuvalu Income Tax Act (CAP. 26.16), 2022 Revised Edition — Tuvalu Legislation Online · as of 2022-12-31 |
| Difference | +31.4 pp | France higher |
France's capital gains tax rate is 31.4pp higher than Tuvalu's (31.4% vs 0%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: France sits above it, Tuvalu sits below it. France's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Tuvalu's 2022-12-31, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Crypto Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| France | 30% | Source: BOFiP-Impôts — RPPM, Cession d'actifs numériques à titre occasionnel, Modalités d'imposition (BOI-RPPM-PVBMC-30-30) · as of 2024-04-23 |
| Tuvalu | 0% | Source: Tuvalu Income Tax Act (CAP. 26.16), 2022 Revised Edition — Tuvalu Legislation Online · as of 2022-12-31 |
| Difference | +30 pp | France higher |
France's crypto tax rate is 30pp higher than Tuvalu's (30% vs 0%). The 88-country average is 13%: France sits above it, Tuvalu sits below it. France's figure is dated 2024-04-23 and Tuvalu's 2022-12-31, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| France | 0% | Source: Service-Public.fr — Impôt sur la fortune immobilière (IFI) · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Tuvalu | 0% | Source: Tuvalu Income Tax Act 1992 (principal direct-tax statute), via International Center for Not-for-Profit Law mirror · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
France's wealth tax rate is identical to Tuvalu's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. France's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Tuvalu's 2026-07-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Corporate Tax.