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Gibraltar vs South Korea: tax rates compared

Between the two, South Korea's income tax rate (49.5%) tops Gibraltar's (39%) by 10.5pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Gibraltar's figure is dated 2026-03-10 and South Korea's 2025-01-01, 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

0102030405060Income39%49.5%Corporate15%26.4%Capital Gains0%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax GI KRDifference
Income Tax39%49.5%KR +10.5 pp
Corporate Tax15%26.4%KR +11.4 pplargest gap
Capital Gains Tax0%0%match
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Gibraltar39%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Gibraltar, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2026-03-10
South Korea49.5%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−10.5 ppSouth Korea higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Gibraltar15%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
South Korea26.4%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−11.4 ppSouth Korea higher

Between the two, South Korea's corporate tax rate (26.4%) tops Gibraltar's (15%) by 11.4pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Gibraltar sits below it, South Korea sits above it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Gibraltar0%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Gibraltar, Individual - Income determination · as of 2026-03-10
South Korea0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Korea, Republic of (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-07-02
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Gibraltar and South Korea both post a capital gains tax rate of 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Gibraltar0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Gibraltar (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-10
South Korea0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Korea, Republic of (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-02
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Gibraltar and South Korea both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

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