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Palau vs Togo: tax rates compared

Togo has an income tax rate of 35%, 23pp above Palau's 12%. The 200-country average is 28%: Palau sits below it, Togo sits above it. Palau's figure is dated 2026-07-20 and Togo's 2025-04-23, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Verified data covers three of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

0102030405060Income12%35%VAT10%18%Wealth Tax0%
three shared taxes, side by side
Tax PW TGDifference
Income Tax12%35%TG +23 pplargest gap
VAT10%18%TG +8 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
Togo35%Source: Office Togolais des Recettes — Code Général des Impôts et Livre des Procédures Fiscales (mis à jour 2025), Art. 74 · as of 2025-04-23
Difference−23 ppTogo 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
Togo18%Source: Office Togolais des Recettes (OTR) — La Taxe sur la Valeur Ajoutée (TVA) · as of 2020-01-01
Difference−8 ppTogo higher

Togo has a VAT rate of 18%, 8pp above Palau's 10%. The 181-country average is 15%: Palau sits below it, Togo sits above it. Palau's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Togo's 2020-01-01, 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
Togo0%Source: Investir au Togo (Togo government investment promotion portal) — Fiscalité · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Palau and Togo share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Corporate Tax, Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.