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Marshall Islands vs Tonga: tax rates compared

Between the two, Tonga's income tax rate (25%) tops Marshall Islands's (12%) by 13pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below it. Marshall Islands's figure is dated 2018-05-21 and Tonga's 2021-07-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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

At a glance

0102030405060Income12%25%Wealth Tax0%
two shared taxes, side by side
Tax MH TODifference
Income Tax12%25%TO +13 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Marshall Islands12%Source: Nitijela (Parliament) of the Republic of the Marshall Islands — Title 48 MIRC, Chapter 1, Income Tax Act 1989, Section 103 (Tax on Wages and Salaries) · as of 2018-05-21
Tonga25%Source: Ministry of Revenue & Customs, Government of Tonga — Individual Employee · as of 2021-07-01
Difference−13 ppTonga higher

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Marshall Islands0%Source: Nitijela (Parliament) of the Republic of the Marshall Islands — Title 48 MIRC, Chapter 1, Income Tax Act 1989 · as of 2026-07-18
Tonga0%Source: Tonga Ministry of Revenue & Customs — Tax Legislations (official index) · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Marshall Islands and Tonga 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: Corporate Tax, VAT, Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.