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Hungary vs Palau: tax rates compared

Between the two, Hungary's income tax rate (15%) tops Palau's (12%) by 3pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below it. Hungary'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 five of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

0102030405060Income12%15%VAT10%27%Capital Gains0%15%Crypto0%15%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax HU PWDifference
Income Tax15%12%HU +3 pp
VAT27%10%HU +17 pplargest gap
Capital Gains Tax15%0%HU +15 pp
Crypto Tax15%0%HU +15 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Hungary15%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+3 ppHungary higher

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Hungary27%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Hungary (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31
Palau10%Source: Palau Bureau of Revenue & Taxation — Palau Goods and Services Tax (PGST) · as of 2023-01-01
Difference+17 ppHungary higher

Between the two, Hungary's VAT rate (27%) tops Palau's (10%) by 17pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Hungary sits above it, Palau sits below it. Hungary's figure is dated 2025-12-31 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
Hungary15%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Hungary (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2025-12-31
Palau0%Source: Government of Palau — Ministry of Finance, Bureau of Revenue and Taxation · as of 2026-07-19
Difference+15 ppHungary higher

Between the two, Hungary's capital gains tax rate (15%) tops Palau's (0%) by 15pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Hungary sits above it, Palau sits below it. Hungary's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and Palau's 2026-07-19, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Crypto Tax

Crypto Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Hungary15%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Hungary (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2025-12-31
Palau0%Source: Government of Palau — Ministry of Finance, Bureau of Revenue and Taxation · as of 2026-07-19
Difference+15 ppHungary higher

Between the two, Hungary's crypto tax rate (15%) tops Palau's (0%) by 15pp. The 88-country average is 13%: Hungary sits above it, Palau sits below it. Hungary's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and Palau's 2026-07-19, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Hungary0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Hungary (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31
Palau0%Source: Palau National Code, Title 40 (Revenue and Taxation) — official text · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Hungary and Palau both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Hungary's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and Palau's 2026-07-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: Corporate Tax.