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Netherlands vs Sudan: tax rates compared
Netherlands's income tax rate is 34.5pp higher than Sudan's (49.5% vs 15%). The 200-country average is 28%: Netherlands sits above it, Sudan sits below it. Netherlands's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Sudan's 2007-01-01, 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 | NL | SD | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 49.5% | 15% | NL +34.5 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 25.8% | 35% | SD +9.2 pp |
| VAT | 21% | 17% | NL +4 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 49.5% | Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Sudan | 15% | Source: Sudan Taxation Chamber — Income Tax Act, 1986, Schedule III, Sector (B): Rates of Personal Income Tax (as amended by Act No. 25, 2007) · as of 2007-01-01 |
| Difference | +34.5 pp | Netherlands higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 25.8% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Sudan | 35% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −9.2 pp | Sudan higher |
Sudan's corporate tax rate is 9.2pp higher than Netherlands's (35% vs 25.8%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 21% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Netherlands (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-05-29 |
| Sudan | 17% | Source: Sudan Taxation Chamber · as of 2026-03-28 |
| Difference | +4 pp | Netherlands higher |
Netherlands's VAT rate is 4pp higher than Sudan's (21% vs 17%). The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 0% | Source: Belastingdienst — Box 3 (income from savings and investments) · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Sudan | 0% | Source: Sudan Taxation Chamber · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Netherlands's wealth tax rate is identical to Sudan's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Netherlands's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Sudan's 2026-07-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.