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Palestine vs Uganda: tax rates compared

Uganda has an income tax rate of 40%, 25pp above Palestine's 15%. The 200-country average is 28%: Palestine sits below it, Uganda sits above it.

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%40%Corporate15%30%VAT16%18%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax PS UGDifference
Income Tax15%40%UG +25 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax15%30%UG +15 pp
VAT16%18%UG +2 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
Uganda40%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uganda (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference−25 ppUganda higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Palestine15%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Uganda30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−15 ppUganda higher

Uganda has a corporate tax rate of 30%, 15pp above Palestine's 15%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Palestine sits below it, Uganda 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
Uganda18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uganda (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference−2 ppUganda higher

Uganda has a VAT rate of 18%, 2pp above Palestine's 16%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit 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
Uganda0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uganda (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

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

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