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Kiribati vs Timor-Leste: tax rates compared

Kiribati has an income tax rate of 30%, 20pp above Timor-Leste's 10%. The 200-country average is 28%: Kiribati sits above it, Timor-Leste sits below it. Kiribati's figure is dated 2014-01-01 and Timor-Leste's 2026-03-05, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Verified data covers three of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

0102030405060Income10%30%Corporate10%35%Wealth Tax0%
three shared taxes, side by side
Tax KI TLDifference
Income Tax30%10%KI +20 pp
Corporate Tax35%10%KI +25 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Kiribati30%Source: Kiribati Tax Division, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development — Tax Obligation Pamphlet (January 2026) · as of 2014-01-01
Timor-Leste10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Timor-Leste (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-05
Difference+20 ppKiribati higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Kiribati35%Source: Kiribati Tax Division, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development — Tax Obligation Pamphlet (January 2026) · as of 2001-01-01
Timor-Leste10%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+25 ppKiribati higher

Kiribati has a corporate tax rate of 35%, 25pp above Timor-Leste's 10%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Kiribati sits above it, Timor-Leste sits below it. Kiribati's figure is dated 2001-01-01 and Timor-Leste's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Kiribati0%Source: Kiribati Ministry of Finance and Economic Development — Taxation · as of 2026-07-18
Timor-Leste0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Timor-Leste (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-05
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

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

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