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Palestine vs South Sudan: tax rates compared

Between the two, South Sudan's income tax rate (20%) tops Palestine's (15%) by 5pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below it.

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

0102030405060Income15%20%Corporate15%30%Wealth Tax0%
three shared taxes, side by side
Tax PS SSDifference
Income Tax15%20%SS +5 pp
Corporate Tax15%30%SS +15 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Palestine15%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Palestinian territories (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-02-09
South Sudan20%Source: South Sudan National Revenue Authority — Personal Income Tax (PIT) · as of 2026-07-20
Difference−5 ppSouth Sudan higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Palestine15%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−15 ppSouth Sudan higher

Between the two, South Sudan's corporate tax rate (30%) tops Palestine's (15%) by 15pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Palestine sits below it, South Sudan sits above it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Palestine0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Palestinian Territories (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-09
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

There's no gap here — Palestine and South Sudan both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Palestine's figure is dated 2026-02-09 and South Sudan's 2021-06-30, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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