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Jordan vs Laos: tax rates compared

Jordan has an income tax rate of 30%, 5pp above Laos's 25%. The 200-country average is 28%: Jordan sits above it, Laos sits below 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

0102030405060Income25%30%Corporate20%VAT10%16%Capital Gains0%2%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax JO LADifference
Income Tax30%25%JO +5 pp
Corporate Tax20%20%match
VAT16%10%JO +6 pplargest gap
Capital Gains Tax0%2%LA +2 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Jordan30%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Jordan (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-07-05
Laos25%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Lao PDR (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-02-06
Difference+5 ppJordan higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Jordan20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Laos20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Jordan and Laos share the same corporate tax rate: 20%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit below it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Jordan16%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Jordan (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-05
Laos10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Lao PDR (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-06
Difference+6 ppJordan higher

Jordan has a VAT rate of 16%, 6pp above Laos's 10%. The 181-country average is 15%: Jordan sits above it, Laos sits below it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Jordan0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Jordan (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-07-05
Laos2%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Lao PDR (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-06
Difference−2 ppLaos higher

Laos has a capital gains tax rate of 2%, 2pp above Jordan's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Jordan0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Jordan (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-05
Laos0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-02-06
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Jordan and Laos share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.