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Hong Kong vs United States: tax rates compared
United States has a corporate tax rate of 25.6%, 9.1pp above Hong Kong's 16.5%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Hong Kong sits below it, United States sits above it.
Verified data covers two of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 16.5% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| United States | 25.6% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −9.1 pp | United States higherlargest gap on this page |
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Hong Kong SAR (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| United States | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — United States (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Hong Kong and United States share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Hong Kong's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and United States's 2026-03-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Income Tax, VAT, Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.