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Niger vs Palau: tax rates compared

Niger has an income tax rate of 35%, 23pp above Palau's 12%. The 200-country average is 28%: Niger sits above it, Palau sits below it. Niger's figure is dated 2010-01-01 and Palau's 2026-07-20, 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

0102030405060Income12%35%VAT10%19%Capital Gains0%7%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax NE PWDifference
Income Tax35%12%NE +23 pplargest gap
VAT19%10%NE +9 pp
Capital Gains Tax7%0%NE +7 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Niger35%Source: Direction Générale des Impôts (Niger) — Barème de l'Impôt sur les Traitements et Salaires · as of 2010-01-01
Palau12%Source: Government of Palau — Bureau of Revenue and Taxation, Wages and Salary Tax · as of 2026-07-20
Difference+23 ppNiger higher

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Niger19%Source: PwC — VAT and Indirect Taxes in Africa 2023, Niger · as of 2023-01-17
Palau10%Source: Palau Bureau of Revenue & Taxation — Palau Goods and Services Tax (PGST) · as of 2023-01-01
Difference+9 ppNiger higher

Niger has a VAT rate of 19%, 9pp above Palau's 10%. The 181-country average is 15%: Niger sits above it, Palau sits below it.

Capital Gains Tax

Niger has a capital gains tax rate of 7%, 7pp above Palau's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Niger's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Palau's 2026-07-19, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Niger0%Source: Direction Générale des Impôts (Niger) — Code Général des Impôts (official text, mirrored via eRegulations Niger) · as of 2026-07-18
Palau0%Source: Palau National Code, Title 40 (Revenue and Taxation) — official text · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

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

Not covered for both countries yet: Corporate Tax, Crypto Tax.