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Nauru vs Qatar: tax rates compared

Between the two, Nauru's income tax rate (20%) tops Qatar's (0%) by 20pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below it. Nauru's figure is dated 2023-07-01 and Qatar's 2026-02-26, 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

0102030405060Income0%20%Corporate10%25%VAT0%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax NR QADifference
Income Tax20%0%NR +20 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax25%10%NR +15 pp
VAT0%0%match
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Nauru20%Source: Nauru Revenue Office, Ministry of Finance — Tax Rates (1 July 2023 - 30 June 2024) · as of 2023-07-01
Qatar0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Qatar (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-02-26
Difference+20 ppNauru higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Nauru25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Qatar10%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+15 ppNauru higher

Between the two, Nauru's corporate tax rate (25%) tops Qatar's (10%) by 15pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Nauru sits above it, Qatar sits below it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Nauru0%Source: Department of Finance, Republic of Nauru — NRO administered legislation · as of 2026-07-19
Qatar0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Qatar (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-26
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Nauru and Qatar both post a VAT rate of 0%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Nauru0%Source: Department of Finance, Republic of Nauru — NRO administered legislation · as of 2026-07-18
Qatar0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Qatar (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-26
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Nauru and Qatar both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.