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Maldives vs Timor-Leste: tax rates compared

Maldives has an income tax rate of 15%, 5pp above Timor-Leste's 10%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below it. Maldives's figure is dated 2020-01-01 and Timor-Leste's 2026-03-05, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Verified data covers three of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

0102030405060Income10%15%Corporate10%15%Wealth Tax0%
three shared taxes, side by side
Tax MV TLDifference
Income Tax15%10%MV +5 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax15%10%MV +5 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Maldives15%Source: Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) — Individuals, Overview · as of 2020-01-01
Timor-Leste10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Timor-Leste (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-05
Difference+5 ppMaldives higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Maldives15%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Timor-Leste10%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+5 ppMaldives higher

Maldives has a corporate tax rate of 15%, 5pp above Timor-Leste's 10%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Maldives0%Source: EY Worldwide Personal Tax and Immigration Guide 2025-26 (content current as of 1 October 2025, published February 2026) — Maldives chapter · as of 2025-10-01
Timor-Leste0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Timor-Leste (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-05
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Maldives and Timor-Leste share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Maldives's figure is dated 2025-10-01 and Timor-Leste's 2026-03-05, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: VAT, Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.