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Hong Kong vs Sudan: tax rates compared
Hong Kong's income tax rate is 2pp higher than Sudan's (17% vs 15%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below it. Hong Kong's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and Sudan's 2007-01-01, 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
| Tax | HK | SD | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 17% | 15% | HK +2 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 16.5% | 35% | SD +18.5 pplargest gap |
| VAT | 0% | 17% | SD +17 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 17% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Hong Kong SAR (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| Sudan | 15% | Source: Sudan Taxation Chamber — Income Tax Act, 1986, Schedule III, Sector (B): Rates of Personal Income Tax (as amended by Act No. 25, 2007) · as of 2007-01-01 |
| Difference | +2 pp | Hong Kong higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 16.5% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Sudan | 35% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −18.5 pp | Sudan higher |
Sudan's corporate tax rate is 18.5pp higher than Hong Kong's (35% vs 16.5%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Hong Kong sits below it, Sudan sits above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Hong Kong SAR (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| Sudan | 17% | Source: Sudan Taxation Chamber · as of 2026-03-28 |
| Difference | −17 pp | Sudan higher |
Sudan's VAT rate is 17pp higher than Hong Kong's (17% vs 0%). The 181-country average is 15%: Hong Kong sits below it, Sudan sits above it. Hong Kong's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and Sudan's 2026-03-28, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Hong Kong SAR (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| Sudan | 0% | Source: Sudan Taxation Chamber · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Hong Kong's wealth tax rate is identical to Sudan's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Hong Kong's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and Sudan's 2026-07-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.