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Iraq vs Taiwan: tax rates compared

Between the two, Taiwan's income tax rate (40%) tops Iraq's (15%) by 25pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Iraq sits below it, Taiwan sits above it.

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

0102030405060Income15%40%Corporate15%20%VAT0%5%Capital Gains0%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax IQ TWDifference
Income Tax15%40%TW +25 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax15%20%TW +5 pp
VAT0%5%TW +5 pp
Capital Gains Tax0%0%match
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Iraq15%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Iraq (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-06-24
Taiwan40%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Taiwan (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference−25 ppTaiwan higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Iraq15%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Taiwan20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−5 ppTaiwan higher

Between the two, Taiwan's corporate tax rate (20%) tops Iraq's (15%) by 5pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit below it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Iraq0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Iraq (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-24
Taiwan5%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Taiwan (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference−5 ppTaiwan higher

Between the two, Taiwan's VAT rate (5%) tops Iraq's (0%) by 5pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit below it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Iraq0%Source: EY Worldwide Personal Tax and Immigration Guide 2025-26 — Iraq · as of 2025-10-01
Taiwan0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Taiwan (Individual, Income determination / Capital gains tax rates quick chart) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Iraq and Taiwan both post a capital gains tax rate of 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Iraq's figure is dated 2025-10-01 and Taiwan's 2026-01-12, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Iraq0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Iraq (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-24
Taiwan0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Taiwan (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Iraq and Taiwan both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.