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Mexico vs Vietnam: tax rates compared

Mexico's income tax rate is identical to Vietnam's — both sit at 35%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Mexico's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Vietnam's 2026-03-09, 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

0102030405060Income35%Corporate20%30%VAT10%16%Capital Gains0.1%10%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax MX VNDifference
Income Tax35%35%match
Corporate Tax30%20%MX +10 pplargest gap
VAT16%10%MX +6 pp
Capital Gains Tax10%0.1%MX +9.9 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Mexico35%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Vietnam35%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Vietnam (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-09
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Mexico30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Vietnam20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+10 ppMexico higher

Mexico's corporate tax rate is 10pp higher than Vietnam's (30% vs 20%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Mexico sits above it, Vietnam sits below it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Mexico16%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Mexico (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-24
Vietnam10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Vietnam (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-09
Difference+6 ppMexico higher

Mexico's VAT rate is 6pp higher than Vietnam's (16% vs 10%). The 181-country average is 15%: Mexico sits above it, Vietnam sits below it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Mexico10%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Mexico (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-30
Vietnam0.1%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Vietnam (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-09
Difference+9.9 ppMexico higher

Mexico's capital gains tax rate is 9.9pp higher than Vietnam's (10% vs 0.1%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Mexico0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-02-24
Vietnam0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Vietnam (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-09
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

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

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.