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Micronesia vs Nigeria: tax rates compared

Nigeria has an income tax rate of 25%, 15pp above Micronesia's 10%. 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

0102030405060Income10%25%Corporate30%Capital Gains0%25%Crypto0%25%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax FM NGDifference
Income Tax10%25%NG +15 pp
Corporate Tax30%30%match
Capital Gains Tax0%25%NG +25 pplargest gap
Crypto Tax0%25%NG +25 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Micronesia10%Source: Code of the Federated States of Micronesia, Title 54 (Taxation and Customs), Section 121 · as of 2026-07-20
Nigeria25%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Nigeria (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-05-29
Difference−15 ppNigeria higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Micronesia30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Nigeria30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Micronesia and Nigeria share the same corporate tax rate: 30%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Micronesia0%Source: Code of the Federated States of Micronesia, Title 54 — Taxation and Customs · as of 2026-07-19
Nigeria25%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Nigeria (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-05-29
Difference−25 ppNigeria higher

Nigeria has a capital gains tax rate of 25%, 25pp above Micronesia's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Micronesia sits below it, Nigeria sits above it.

Crypto Tax

Crypto Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Micronesia0%Source: Code of the Federated States of Micronesia, Title 54 · as of 2026-07-19
Nigeria25%Source: EY Worldwide Personal Tax and Immigration Guide 2026 — Nigeria · as of 2025-10-01
Difference−25 ppNigeria higher

Nigeria has a crypto tax rate of 25%, 25pp above Micronesia's 0%. The 88-country average is 13%: Micronesia sits below it, Nigeria sits above it. Micronesia's figure is dated 2026-07-19 and Nigeria's 2025-10-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Micronesia0%Source: Federated States of Micronesia Code, Title 54 (Taxation and Customs), via fsmlaw.org · as of 2026-07-18
Nigeria0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Nigeria (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-05-29
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

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

Not covered for both countries yet: VAT.