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Gambia vs Palau: tax rates compared

Gambia has an income tax rate of 25%, 13pp above Palau's 12%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below it. Gambia's figure is dated 2018-01-01 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%25%VAT10%15%Capital Gains0%15%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax GM PWDifference
Income Tax25%12%GM +13 pp
VAT15%10%GM +5 pp
Capital Gains Tax15%0%GM +15 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Gambia25%Source: Gambia Revenue Authority — Personal Income Tax · as of 2018-01-01
Palau12%Source: Government of Palau — Bureau of Revenue and Taxation, Wages and Salary Tax · as of 2026-07-20
Difference+13 ppGambia higher

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Gambia15%Source: Gambia Revenue Authority — Domestic Taxes FAQs · as of 2026-01-01
Palau10%Source: Palau Bureau of Revenue & Taxation — Palau Goods and Services Tax (PGST) · as of 2023-01-01
Difference+5 ppGambia higher

Gambia has a VAT rate of 15%, 5pp above Palau's 10%. The 181-country average is 15%: Gambia matches the world average, Palau sits below it. Gambia's figure is dated 2026-01-01 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
Gambia15%Source: Gambia Revenue Authority — Domestic Taxes FAQs · as of 2026-07-19
Palau0%Source: Government of Palau — Ministry of Finance, Bureau of Revenue and Taxation · as of 2026-07-19
Difference+15 ppGambia higher

Gambia has a capital gains tax rate of 15%, 15pp above Palau's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Gambia sits above it, Palau sits below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Gambia0%Source: Gambia Revenue Authority · as of 2026-07-18
Palau0%Source: Palau National Code, Title 40 (Revenue and Taxation) — official text · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Gambia and Palau share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

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