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Libya vs Macau: tax rates compared

Between the two, Macau's income tax rate (12%) tops Libya's (10%) by 2pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit 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

0102030405060Income10%12%Corporate12%20%VAT0%Capital Gains0%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax LY MODifference
Income Tax10%12%MO +2 pp
Corporate Tax20%12%LY +8 pplargest gap
VAT0%0%match
Capital Gains Tax0%0%match
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Libya10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Libya (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-05-31
Macau12%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Macau SAR (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-01
Difference−2 ppMacau higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Libya20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Macau12%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+8 ppLibya higher

Between the two, Libya's corporate tax rate (20%) tops Macau's (12%) by 8pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit below it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Libya0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Libya (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-05-31
Macau0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Macau SAR (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-02
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Libya and Macau both post a VAT rate of 0%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit below it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Libya0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Libya (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-05-31
Macau0%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Macau SAR (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-06-02
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Libya and Macau both post a capital gains tax rate of 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Libya0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-05-31
Macau0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-06-02
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Libya and Macau 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.