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Gabon vs Nauru: tax rates compared

Gabon's income tax rate is 15pp higher than Nauru's (35% vs 20%). The 200-country average is 28%: Gabon sits above it, Nauru sits below it. Gabon's figure is dated 2026-01-13 and Nauru's 2023-07-01, 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

0102030405060Income20%35%Corporate25%30%VAT0%18%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax GA NRDifference
Income Tax35%20%GA +15 pp
Corporate Tax30%25%GA +5 pp
VAT18%0%GA +18 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Gabon35%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Gabon, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2026-01-13
Nauru20%Source: Nauru Revenue Office, Ministry of Finance — Tax Rates (1 July 2023 - 30 June 2024) · as of 2023-07-01
Difference+15 ppGabon higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Gabon30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Nauru25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+5 ppGabon higher

Gabon's corporate tax rate is 5pp higher than Nauru's (30% vs 25%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Gabon18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Gabon (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13
Nauru0%Source: Department of Finance, Republic of Nauru — NRO administered legislation · as of 2026-07-19
Difference+18 ppGabon higher

Gabon's VAT rate is 18pp higher than Nauru's (18% vs 0%). The 181-country average is 15%: Gabon sits above it, Nauru sits below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Gabon0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Gabon (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13
Nauru0%Source: Department of Finance, Republic of Nauru — NRO administered legislation · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Gabon's wealth tax rate is identical to Nauru'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.