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Pakistan vs Zambia: tax rates compared
Between the two, Zambia's income tax rate (37%) tops Pakistan's (35%) by 2pp. 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
| Tax | PK | ZM | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 35% | 37% | ZM +2 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 29% | 30% | ZM +1 pp |
| VAT | 18% | 16% | PK +2 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 15% | 0% | PK +15 pplargest gap |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 35% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Pakistan (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-19 |
| Zambia | 37% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Zambia (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-01 |
| Difference | −2 pp | Zambia higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 29% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Zambia | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −1 pp | Zambia higher |
Between the two, Zambia's corporate tax rate (30%) tops Pakistan's (29%) by 1pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 18% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Pakistan (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-19 |
| Zambia | 16% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Zambia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-20 |
| Difference | +2 pp | Pakistan higher |
Between the two, Pakistan's VAT rate (18%) tops Zambia's (16%) by 2pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 15% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Pakistan (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-19 |
| Zambia | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Zambia (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-03-20 |
| Difference | +15 pp | Pakistan higher |
Between the two, Pakistan's capital gains tax rate (15%) tops Zambia's (0%) by 15pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Pakistan sits above it, Zambia sits below it.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Pakistan (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-19 |
| Zambia | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Zambia (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-20 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Pakistan and Zambia both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.