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Germany vs Nauru: tax rates compared

Germany has an income tax rate of 47.5%, 27.5pp above Nauru's 20%. The 200-country average is 28%: Germany sits above it, Nauru sits below it. Germany's figure is dated 2025-01-01 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%47.5%Corporate25%30.1%VAT0%19%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax DE NRDifference
Income Tax47.5%20%DE +27.5 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax30.1%25%DE +5.1 pp
VAT19%0%DE +19 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Germany47.5%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Nauru20%Source: Nauru Revenue Office, Ministry of Finance — Tax Rates (1 July 2023 - 30 June 2024) · as of 2023-07-01
Difference+27.5 ppGermany higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Germany30.1%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+5.1 ppGermany higher

Germany has a corporate tax rate of 30.1%, 5.1pp above Nauru's 25%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Germany19%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Germany (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-30
Nauru0%Source: Department of Finance, Republic of Nauru — NRO administered legislation · as of 2026-07-19
Difference+19 ppGermany higher

Germany has a VAT rate of 19%, 19pp above Nauru's 0%. The 181-country average is 15%: Germany sits above it, Nauru sits below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Germany0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Germany (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-30
Nauru0%Source: Department of Finance, Republic of Nauru — NRO administered legislation · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

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

Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.