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Pakistan vs South Sudan: tax rates compared

Pakistan has an income tax rate of 35%, 15pp above South Sudan's 20%. The 200-country average is 28%: Pakistan sits above it, South Sudan sits below it.

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

0102030405060Income20%35%Corporate29%30%Capital Gains15%20%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax PK SSDifference
Income Tax35%20%PK +15 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax29%30%SS +1 pp
Capital Gains Tax15%20%SS +5 pp
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
South Sudan20%Source: South Sudan National Revenue Authority — Personal Income Tax (PIT) · as of 2026-07-20
Difference+15 ppPakistan higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Pakistan29%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
South Sudan30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−1 ppSouth Sudan higher

South Sudan has a corporate tax rate of 30%, 1pp above Pakistan's 29%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: 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
South Sudan20%Source: South Sudan National Revenue Authority — Personal Income Tax (PIT) · as of 2026-07-19
Difference−5 ppSouth Sudan higher

South Sudan has a capital gains tax rate of 20%, 5pp above Pakistan's 15%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit above it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Pakistan0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Pakistan (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-19
South Sudan0%Source: Republic of South Sudan National Revenue Authority — Taxation Act 2009 (2021 Revised Edition, Consolidated) · as of 2021-06-30
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Pakistan and South Sudan share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Pakistan's figure is dated 2026-01-19 and South Sudan's 2021-06-30, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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