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India vs South Sudan: tax rates compared

Between the two, India's income tax rate (30%) tops South Sudan's (20%) by 10pp. The 200-country average is 28%: India sits above it, South Sudan sits below it.

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

0102030405060Income20%30%Corporate30%Capital Gains12.5%20%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax IN SSDifference
Income Tax30%20%IN +10 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax30%30%match
Capital Gains Tax12.5%20%SS +7.5 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
India30%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — India (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-05-12
South Sudan20%Source: South Sudan National Revenue Authority — Personal Income Tax (PIT) · as of 2026-07-20
Difference+10 ppIndia higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
India30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
South Sudan30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — India and South Sudan both post a corporate tax rate of 30%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
India12.5%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — India (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2024-07-23
South Sudan20%Source: South Sudan National Revenue Authority — Personal Income Tax (PIT) · as of 2026-07-19
Difference−7.5 ppSouth Sudan higher

Between the two, South Sudan's capital gains tax rate (20%) tops India's (12.5%) by 7.5pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit above it. India's figure is dated 2024-07-23 and South Sudan's 2026-07-19, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
India0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — India (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-05-12
South Sudan0%Source: Republic of South Sudan National Revenue Authority — Taxation Act 2009 (2021 Revised Edition, Consolidated) · as of 2021-06-30
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — India and South Sudan both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. India's figure is dated 2026-05-12 and South Sudan's 2021-06-30, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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