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Nauru vs Niger: tax rates compared
Niger's income tax rate is 15pp higher than Nauru's (35% vs 20%). The 200-country average is 28%: Nauru sits below it, Niger sits above it. Nauru's figure is dated 2023-07-01 and Niger's 2010-01-01, 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
| Tax | NR | NE | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 20% | 35% | NE +15 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 25% | 30% | NE +5 pp |
| VAT | 0% | 19% | NE +19 pplargest gap |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Nauru | 20% | Source: Nauru Revenue Office, Ministry of Finance — Tax Rates (1 July 2023 - 30 June 2024) · as of 2023-07-01 |
| Niger | 35% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts (Niger) — Barème de l'Impôt sur les Traitements et Salaires · as of 2010-01-01 |
| Difference | −15 pp | Niger higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Nauru | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Niger | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −5 pp | Niger higher |
Niger's corporate tax rate is 5pp higher than Nauru's (30% vs 25%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Nauru | 0% | Source: Department of Finance, Republic of Nauru — NRO administered legislation · as of 2026-07-19 |
| Niger | 19% | Source: PwC — VAT and Indirect Taxes in Africa 2023, Niger · as of 2023-01-17 |
| Difference | −19 pp | Niger higher |
Niger's VAT rate is 19pp higher than Nauru's (19% vs 0%). The 181-country average is 15%: Nauru sits below it, Niger sits above it. Nauru's figure is dated 2026-07-19 and Niger's 2023-01-17, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Nauru | 0% | Source: Department of Finance, Republic of Nauru — NRO administered legislation · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Niger | 0% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts (Niger) — Code Général des Impôts (official text, mirrored via eRegulations Niger) · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Nauru's wealth tax rate is identical to Niger's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.