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Mauritius vs Tuvalu: tax rates compared

Tuvalu has an income tax rate of 30%, 10pp above Mauritius's 20%. The 200-country average is 28%: Mauritius sits below it, Tuvalu sits above it. Mauritius's figure is dated 2025-07-01 and Tuvalu's 2023-07-21, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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

At a glance

0102030405060Income20%30%VAT4%15%Capital Gains0%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax MU TVDifference
Income Tax20%30%TV +10 pp
VAT15%4%MU +11 pplargest gap
Capital Gains Tax0%0%match
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Mauritius20%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Mauritius (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-07-01
Tuvalu30%Source: Tuvalu Legislation (official government legislation portal) — Income Tax Act, CAP. 26.16 (2022 Revised Edition), Schedule 6 · as of 2023-07-21
Difference−10 ppTuvalu higher

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Mauritius15%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Mauritius (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-15
Tuvalu4%Source: Consumption Tax Regulations, 2022 Revised Edition (CAP 26.02.1), Tuvalu · as of 2011-12-19
Difference+11 ppMauritius higher

Mauritius has a VAT rate of 15%, 11pp above Tuvalu's 4%. The 181-country average is 15%: Mauritius matches the world average, Tuvalu sits below it. Mauritius's figure is dated 2026-06-15 and Tuvalu's 2011-12-19, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Mauritius0%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Mauritius (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-06-15
Tuvalu0%Source: Tuvalu Income Tax Act (CAP. 26.16), 2022 Revised Edition — Tuvalu Legislation Online · as of 2022-12-31
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Mauritius and Tuvalu share the same capital gains tax rate: 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Mauritius's figure is dated 2026-06-15 and Tuvalu's 2022-12-31, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Mauritius0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Mauritius (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-15
Tuvalu0%Source: Tuvalu Income Tax Act 1992 (principal direct-tax statute), via International Center for Not-for-Profit Law mirror · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Mauritius and Tuvalu share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Corporate Tax, Crypto Tax.