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Palestine vs Tonga: tax rates compared

Between the two, Tonga's income tax rate (25%) tops Palestine's (15%) by 10pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below it. Palestine's figure is dated 2026-02-09 and Tonga's 2021-07-01, 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

0102030405060Income15%25%Corporate15%25%VAT15%16%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax PS TODifference
Income Tax15%25%TO +10 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax15%25%TO +10 pp
VAT16%15%PS +1 pp
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
Tonga25%Source: Ministry of Revenue & Customs, Government of Tonga — Individual Employee · as of 2021-07-01
Difference−10 ppTonga higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Palestine15%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Tonga25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−10 ppTonga higher

Between the two, Tonga's corporate tax rate (25%) tops Palestine's (15%) by 10pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Palestine sits below it, Tonga sits above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Palestine16%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Palestinian territories (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-09
Tonga15%Source: Consumption Tax Act (CAP 26.02, 2016 Revised Edition), Kingdom of Tonga · as of 2010-11-24
Difference+1 ppPalestine higher

Between the two, Palestine's VAT rate (16%) tops Tonga's (15%) by 1pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Palestine sits above it, Tonga matches the world average. Palestine's figure is dated 2026-02-09 and Tonga's 2010-11-24, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Palestine0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Palestinian Territories (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-09
Tonga0%Source: Tonga Ministry of Revenue & Customs — Tax Legislations (official index) · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Palestine and Tonga 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: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.