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Nauru vs Sierra Leone: tax rates compared

Sierra Leone has an income tax rate of 30%, 10pp above Nauru's 20%. The 200-country average is 28%: Nauru sits below it, Sierra Leone sits above it. Nauru's figure is dated 2023-07-01 and Sierra Leone's 2021-01-01, 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

0102030405060Income20%30%Corporate25%VAT0%15%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax NR SLDifference
Income Tax20%30%SL +10 pp
Corporate Tax25%25%match
VAT0%15%SL +15 pplargest gap
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
Sierra Leone30%Source: Sierra Leone National Revenue Authority — 2022 NRA Tax Guide · as of 2021-01-01
Difference−10 ppSierra Leone higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Nauru25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Sierra Leone25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Nauru and Sierra Leone share the same corporate tax rate: 25%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Nauru0%Source: Department of Finance, Republic of Nauru — NRO administered legislation · as of 2026-07-19
Sierra Leone15%Source: National Revenue Authority (Sierra Leone) — A Guide to the GST Legislation · as of 2009-03-01
Difference−15 ppSierra Leone higher

Sierra Leone has a VAT rate of 15%, 15pp above Nauru's 0%. The 181-country average is 15%: Nauru sits below it, Sierra Leone matches the world average. Nauru's figure is dated 2026-07-19 and Sierra Leone's 2009-03-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Nauru0%Source: Department of Finance, Republic of Nauru — NRO administered legislation · as of 2026-07-18
Sierra Leone0%Source: Sierra Leone National Revenue Authority — Tax Laws & Regulations (official index) · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

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

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