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Libya vs Vanuatu: tax rates compared

Libya's income tax rate is 10pp higher than Vanuatu's (10% vs 0%). 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

0102030405060Income0%10%Corporate0%20%VAT0%15%Capital Gains0%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax LY VUDifference
Income Tax10%0%LY +10 pp
Corporate Tax20%0%LY +20 pplargest gap
VAT0%15%VU +15 pp
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
Vanuatu0%Source: Vanuatu Department of Customs and Inland Revenue — Information for Rent House Owners (Rent Tax) · as of 2026-07-20
Difference+10 ppLibya higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Libya20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Vanuatu0%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+20 ppLibya higher

Libya's corporate tax rate is 20pp higher than Vanuatu's (20% vs 0%). 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
Vanuatu15%Source: Department of Customs and Inland Revenue, Vanuatu — VAT Rate Change Notice to Retailers · as of 2018-01-01
Difference−15 ppVanuatu higher

Vanuatu's VAT rate is 15pp higher than Libya's (15% vs 0%). The 181-country average is 15%: Libya sits below it, Vanuatu matches the world average. Libya's figure is dated 2026-05-31 and Vanuatu's 2018-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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
Vanuatu0%Source: Vanuatu Department of Customs and Inland Revenue — Rent Tax · as of 2026-07-20
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Libya's capital gains tax rate is identical to Vanuatu's — both sit at 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
Vanuatu0%Source: Vanuatu Department of Customs and Inland Revenue (official site) · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

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

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.