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Netherlands vs Somalia: tax rates compared

Netherlands has an income tax rate of 49.5%, 31.5pp above Somalia's 18%. The 200-country average is 28%: Netherlands sits above it, Somalia sits below it.

Verified data covers three of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

0102030405060Income18%49.5%Corporate15%25.8%Wealth Tax0%
three shared taxes, side by side
Tax NL SODifference
Income Tax49.5%18%NL +31.5 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax25.8%15%NL +10.8 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Netherlands49.5%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Somalia18%Source: Ministry of Finance, Federal Republic of Somalia — Income Tax Manual (for the Income Tax Law 2025 & Income Tax Regulations 2025) · as of 2025-11-01
Difference+31.5 ppNetherlands higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Netherlands25.8%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Somalia15%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+10.8 ppNetherlands higher

Netherlands has a corporate tax rate of 25.8%, 10.8pp above Somalia's 15%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Netherlands sits above it, Somalia sits below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Netherlands0%Source: Belastingdienst — Box 3 (income from savings and investments) · as of 2025-01-01
Somalia0%Source: Somalia Revenue Directorate — Direct Tax · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Netherlands and Somalia share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Netherlands's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Somalia's 2026-07-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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