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Greece vs Palau: tax rates compared

Greece has an income tax rate of 44%, 32pp above Palau's 12%. The 200-country average is 28%: Greece sits above it, Palau sits below it. Greece's figure is dated 2025-01-01 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%44%VAT10%24%Capital Gains0%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax GR PWDifference
Income Tax44%12%GR +32 pplargest gap
VAT24%10%GR +14 pp
Capital Gains Tax0%0%match
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Greece44%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Palau12%Source: Government of Palau — Bureau of Revenue and Taxation, Wages and Salary Tax · as of 2026-07-20
Difference+32 ppGreece higher

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Greece24%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Greece (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-16
Palau10%Source: Palau Bureau of Revenue & Taxation — Palau Goods and Services Tax (PGST) · as of 2023-01-01
Difference+14 ppGreece higher

Greece has a VAT rate of 24%, 14pp above Palau's 10%. The 181-country average is 15%: Greece sits above it, Palau sits below it. Greece's figure is dated 2026-02-16 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
Greece0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Greece (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-16
Palau0%Source: Government of Palau — Ministry of Finance, Bureau of Revenue and Taxation · as of 2026-07-19
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Greece and Palau share the same capital gains tax rate: 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Greece0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-02-16
Palau0%Source: Palau National Code, Title 40 (Revenue and Taxation) — official text · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Greece 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.