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Nicaragua vs Thailand: tax rates compared

Thailand has an income tax rate of 35%, 5pp above Nicaragua's 30%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it.

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

At a glance

0102030405060Income30%35%Corporate20%30%VAT7%15%Capital Gains0%15%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax NI THDifference
Income Tax30%35%TH +5 pp
Corporate Tax30%20%NI +10 pp
VAT15%7%NI +8 pp
Capital Gains Tax15%0%NI +15 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Nicaragua30%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Nicaragua (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-12
Thailand35%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Thailand (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-02-02
Difference−5 ppThailand higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Nicaragua30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Thailand20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+10 ppNicaragua higher

Nicaragua has a corporate tax rate of 30%, 10pp above Thailand's 20%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Nicaragua sits above it, Thailand sits below it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Nicaragua15%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Nicaragua (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12
Thailand7%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Thailand (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-02
Difference+8 ppNicaragua higher

Nicaragua has a VAT rate of 15%, 8pp above Thailand's 7%. The 181-country average is 15%: Nicaragua matches the world average, Thailand sits below it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Nicaragua15%Source: EY Worldwide Personal Tax and Immigration Guide 2025-26 — Nicaragua · as of 2025-10-01
Thailand0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Thailand (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-02
Difference+15 ppNicaragua higher

Nicaragua has a capital gains tax rate of 15%, 15pp above Thailand's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Nicaragua sits above it, Thailand sits below it. Nicaragua's figure is dated 2025-10-01 and Thailand's 2026-02-02, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Nicaragua0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Nicaragua (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12
Thailand0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Thailand (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-02
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

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

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.