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Libya vs Poland: tax rates compared

Poland's income tax rate is 22pp higher than Libya's (32% vs 10%). The 200-country average is 28%: Libya sits below it, Poland sits above it. Libya's figure is dated 2026-05-31 and Poland's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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%32%Corporate19%20%VAT0%23%Capital Gains0%19%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax LY PLDifference
Income Tax10%32%PL +22 pp
Corporate Tax20%19%LY +1 pp
VAT0%23%PL +23 pplargest gap
Capital Gains Tax0%19%PL +19 pp
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
Poland32%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−22 ppPoland higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Libya20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Poland19%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+1 ppLibya higher

Libya's corporate tax rate is 1pp higher than Poland's (20% vs 19%). 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
Poland23%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Poland (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-21
Difference−23 ppPoland higher

Poland's VAT rate is 23pp higher than Libya's (23% vs 0%). The 181-country average is 15%: Libya sits below it, Poland sits above 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
Poland19%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Poland (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-21
Difference−19 ppPoland higher

Poland's capital gains tax rate is 19pp higher than Libya's (19% vs 0%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: Libya sits below it, Poland sits above 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
Poland0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Poland (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-02-21
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Libya's wealth tax rate is identical to Poland's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.