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Palau vs Tanzania: tax rates compared

Between the two, Tanzania's income tax rate (30%) tops Palau's (12%) by 18pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Palau sits below it, Tanzania sits 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

0102030405060Income12%30%VAT10%18%Capital Gains0%Crypto0%3%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax PW TZDifference
Income Tax12%30%TZ +18 pplargest gap
VAT10%18%TZ +8 pp
Capital Gains Tax0%0%match
Crypto Tax0%3%TZ +3 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Palau12%Source: Government of Palau — Bureau of Revenue and Taxation, Wages and Salary Tax · as of 2026-07-20
Tanzania30%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tanzania (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-14
Difference−18 ppTanzania higher

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Palau10%Source: Palau Bureau of Revenue & Taxation — Palau Goods and Services Tax (PGST) · as of 2023-01-01
Tanzania18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tanzania (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-14
Difference−8 ppTanzania higher

Between the two, Tanzania's VAT rate (18%) tops Palau's (10%) by 8pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Palau sits below it, Tanzania sits above it. Palau's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Tanzania's 2026-01-14, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Palau0%Source: Government of Palau — Ministry of Finance, Bureau of Revenue and Taxation · as of 2026-07-19
Tanzania0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tanzania (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-14
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Palau and Tanzania both post a capital gains tax rate of 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it.

Crypto Tax

Crypto Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Palau0%Source: Government of Palau — Ministry of Finance, Bureau of Revenue and Taxation · as of 2026-07-19
Tanzania3%Source: EY — Tanzanian Finance Act 2024 makes changes affecting businesses and individuals · as of 2024-07-01
Difference−3 ppTanzania higher

Between the two, Tanzania's crypto tax rate (3%) tops Palau's (0%) by 3pp. The 88-country average is 13%: both sit below it. Palau's figure is dated 2026-07-19 and Tanzania's 2024-07-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Palau0%Source: Palau National Code, Title 40 (Revenue and Taxation) — official text · as of 2026-07-18
Tanzania0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tanzania (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-14
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Palau and Tanzania 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.