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Laos vs Nicaragua: tax rates compared

Between the two, Nicaragua's income tax rate (30%) tops Laos's (25%) by 5pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Laos sits below it, Nicaragua 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

0102030405060Income25%30%Corporate20%30%VAT10%15%Capital Gains2%15%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax LA NIDifference
Income Tax25%30%NI +5 pp
Corporate Tax20%30%NI +10 pp
VAT10%15%NI +5 pp
Capital Gains Tax2%15%NI +13 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Laos25%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Lao PDR (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-02-06
Nicaragua30%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Nicaragua (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference−5 ppNicaragua higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Laos20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Nicaragua30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−10 ppNicaragua higher

Between the two, Nicaragua's corporate tax rate (30%) tops Laos's (20%) by 10pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Laos sits below it, Nicaragua sits above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Laos10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Lao PDR (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-06
Nicaragua15%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Nicaragua (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference−5 ppNicaragua higher

Between the two, Nicaragua's VAT rate (15%) tops Laos's (10%) by 5pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Laos sits below it, Nicaragua matches the world average.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Laos2%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Lao PDR (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-06
Nicaragua15%Source: EY Worldwide Personal Tax and Immigration Guide 2025-26 — Nicaragua · as of 2025-10-01
Difference−13 ppNicaragua higher

Between the two, Nicaragua's capital gains tax rate (15%) tops Laos's (2%) by 13pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Laos sits below it, Nicaragua sits above it. Laos's figure is dated 2026-02-06 and Nicaragua's 2025-10-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Laos0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-02-06
Nicaragua0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Nicaragua (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Laos and Nicaragua 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.