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Kosovo vs Nauru: tax rates compared

Between the two, Nauru's income tax rate (20%) tops Kosovo's (10%) by 10pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below it. Kosovo's figure is dated 2026-01-13 and Nauru's 2023-07-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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

0102030405060Income10%20%Corporate10%25%VAT0%18%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax XK NRDifference
Income Tax10%20%NR +10 pp
Corporate Tax10%25%NR +15 pp
VAT18%0%XK +18 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Kosovo10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Kosovo (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-13
Nauru20%Source: Nauru Revenue Office, Ministry of Finance — Tax Rates (1 July 2023 - 30 June 2024) · as of 2023-07-01
Difference−10 ppNauru higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Kosovo10%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Nauru25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−15 ppNauru higher

Between the two, Nauru's corporate tax rate (25%) tops Kosovo's (10%) by 15pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Kosovo sits below it, Nauru sits above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Kosovo18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Kosovo (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13
Nauru0%Source: Department of Finance, Republic of Nauru — NRO administered legislation · as of 2026-07-19
Difference+18 ppKosovo higher

Between the two, Kosovo's VAT rate (18%) tops Nauru's (0%) by 18pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Kosovo sits above it, Nauru sits below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Kosovo0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Kosovo (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13
Nauru0%Source: Department of Finance, Republic of Nauru — NRO administered legislation · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Kosovo and Nauru 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: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.