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Nauru vs Tanzania: tax rates compared

Between the two, Tanzania's income tax rate (30%) tops Nauru's (20%) by 10pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Nauru sits below it, Tanzania sits above it. Nauru's figure is dated 2023-07-01 and Tanzania's 2026-01-14, 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%30%VAT0%18%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax NR TZDifference
Income Tax20%30%TZ +10 pp
Corporate Tax25%30%TZ +5 pp
VAT0%18%TZ +18 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
Tanzania30%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tanzania (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-14
Difference−10 ppTanzania higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Nauru25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Tanzania30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−5 ppTanzania higher

Between the two, Tanzania's corporate tax rate (30%) tops Nauru's (25%) by 5pp. 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
Tanzania18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tanzania (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-14
Difference−18 ppTanzania higher

Between the two, Tanzania's VAT rate (18%) tops Nauru's (0%) by 18pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Nauru sits below it, Tanzania sits above 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
Tanzania0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tanzania (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-14
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Nauru and Tanzania 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.