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Pakistan vs Peru: tax rates compared

Between the two, Pakistan's income tax rate (35%) tops Peru's (30%) by 5pp. 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%Corporate29%29.5%VAT18%Capital Gains5%15%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax PK PEDifference
Income Tax35%30%PK +5 pp
Corporate Tax29%29.5%PE +0.5 pp
VAT18%18%match
Capital Gains Tax15%5%PK +10 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Pakistan35%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Pakistan (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-19
Peru30%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Peru (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-07-13
Difference+5 ppPakistan higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Pakistan29%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Peru29.5%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−0.5 ppPeru higher

Between the two, Peru's corporate tax rate (29.5%) tops Pakistan's (29%) by 0.5pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Pakistan18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Pakistan (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-19
Peru18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Peru (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-13
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Pakistan and Peru both post a VAT rate of 18%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Pakistan15%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Pakistan (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-19
Peru5%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Peru (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-07-13
Difference+10 ppPakistan higher

Between the two, Pakistan's capital gains tax rate (15%) tops Peru's (5%) by 10pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Pakistan sits above it, Peru sits below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Pakistan0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Pakistan (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-19
Peru0%Source: EY Worldwide Personal Tax and Immigration Guide 2025-26 — Peru · as of 2025-10-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Pakistan and Peru both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Pakistan's figure is dated 2026-01-19 and Peru's 2025-10-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.