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Palau vs Tajikistan: tax rates compared
Between the two, Tajikistan's income tax rate (15%) tops Palau's (12%) by 3pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below it. Palau's figure is dated 2026-07-20 and Tajikistan's 2025-05-14, 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
| Tax | PW | TJ | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 12% | 15% | TJ +3 pp |
| VAT | 10% | 14% | TJ +4 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 0% | 15% | TJ +15 pplargest gap |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Palau | 12% | Source: Government of Palau — Bureau of Revenue and Taxation, Wages and Salary Tax · as of 2026-07-20 |
| Tajikistan | 15% | Source: Tax Committee under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan — Tax Code of the Republic of Tajikistan (unofficial English translation, consolidated to Law No. 2168 of 14.05.2025), Art. 183 · as of 2025-05-14 |
| Difference | −3 pp | Tajikistan higher |
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Palau | 10% | Source: Palau Bureau of Revenue & Taxation — Palau Goods and Services Tax (PGST) · as of 2023-01-01 |
| Tajikistan | 14% | Source: Tax Code of the Republic of Tajikistan (Tax Committee under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan) · as of 2024-01-01 |
| Difference | −4 pp | Tajikistan higher |
Between the two, Tajikistan's VAT rate (14%) tops Palau's (10%) by 4pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit below it. Palau's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Tajikistan's 2024-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Palau | 0% | Source: Government of Palau — Ministry of Finance, Bureau of Revenue and Taxation · as of 2026-07-19 |
| Tajikistan | 15% | Source: Tax Committee under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan — Tax Code of the Republic of Tajikistan (unofficial English translation, consolidated to Law No. 2168 of 14.05.2025) · as of 2025-05-14 |
| Difference | −15 pp | Tajikistan higher |
Between the two, Tajikistan's capital gains tax rate (15%) tops Palau's (0%) by 15pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Palau sits below it, Tajikistan sits above it. Palau's figure is dated 2026-07-19 and Tajikistan's 2025-05-14, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Palau | 0% | Source: Palau National Code, Title 40 (Revenue and Taxation) — official text · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Tajikistan | 0% | Source: FAOLEX (FAO legal database) — Tax Code of the Republic of Tajikistan · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Palau and Tajikistan 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: Corporate Tax, Crypto Tax.