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Namibia vs South Sudan: tax rates compared

Namibia has an income tax rate of 37%, 17pp above South Sudan's 20%. The 200-country average is 28%: Namibia sits above it, South Sudan sits below it. Namibia's figure is dated 2025-03-01 and South Sudan's 2026-07-20, 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%37%Corporate30%Capital Gains0%20%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax NA SSDifference
Income Tax37%20%NA +17 pp
Corporate Tax30%30%match
Capital Gains Tax0%20%SS +20 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Namibia37%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Namibia, Republic of (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-03-01
South Sudan20%Source: South Sudan National Revenue Authority — Personal Income Tax (PIT) · as of 2026-07-20
Difference+17 ppNamibia higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Namibia30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
South Sudan30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Namibia and South Sudan 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
Namibia0%Source: EY Worldwide Personal Tax and Immigration Guide 2025-26 — Namibia · as of 2025-10-01
South Sudan20%Source: South Sudan National Revenue Authority — Personal Income Tax (PIT) · as of 2026-07-19
Difference−20 ppSouth Sudan higher

South Sudan has a capital gains tax rate of 20%, 20pp above Namibia's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Namibia sits below it, South Sudan sits above it. Namibia's figure is dated 2025-10-01 and South Sudan's 2026-07-19, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Namibia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Namibia, Republic of (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-16
South Sudan0%Source: Republic of South Sudan National Revenue Authority — Taxation Act 2009 (2021 Revised Edition, Consolidated) · as of 2021-06-30
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Namibia and South Sudan share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Namibia's figure is dated 2026-07-16 and South Sudan's 2021-06-30, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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