Laos vs Romania: tax rates compared

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side

Country	Rate	Source
Laos	25%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Lao PDR (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-02-06
Romania	10%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Romania (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-30
Difference	+15 pp	Laos higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side

Country	Rate	Source
Laos	20%	Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Romania	16%	Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference	+4 pp	Laos higher

Laos has a corporate tax rate of 20%, 4pp above Romania's 16%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit below it.

VAT

VAT, side by side

Country	Rate	Source
Laos	10%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Lao PDR (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-06
Romania	21%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Romania (Corporate, Significant developments) · as of 2026-03-30
Difference	−11 pp	Romania higher

Romania has a VAT rate of 21%, 11pp above Laos's 10%. The 181-country average is 15%: Laos sits below it, Romania sits above it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side

Country	Rate	Source
Laos	2%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Lao PDR (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-06
Romania	3%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Romania (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-03-30
Difference	−1 pp	Romania higher

Romania has a capital gains tax rate of 3%, 1pp above Laos's 2%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side

Country	Rate	Source
Laos	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-02-06
Romania	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Romania (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-30
Difference	0 pp	displayed rates match

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