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Palestine vs United Kingdom: tax rates compared
Between the two, United Kingdom's income tax rate (45%) tops Palestine's (15%) by 30pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Palestine sits below it, United Kingdom sits above it. Palestine's figure is dated 2026-02-09 and United Kingdom's 2025-01-01, 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
| Tax | PS | GB | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 15% | 45% | GB +30 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 15% | 25% | GB +10 pp |
| VAT | 16% | 20% | GB +4 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 15% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Palestinian territories (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-02-09 |
| United Kingdom | 45% | Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −30 pp | United Kingdom higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 15% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| United Kingdom | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −10 pp | United Kingdom higher |
Between the two, United Kingdom's corporate tax rate (25%) tops Palestine's (15%) by 10pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Palestine sits below it, United Kingdom sits above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 16% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Palestinian territories (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-09 |
| United Kingdom | 20% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — United Kingdom (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-24 |
| Difference | −4 pp | United Kingdom higher |
Between the two, United Kingdom's VAT rate (20%) tops Palestine's (16%) by 4pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Palestine's figure is dated 2026-02-09 and United Kingdom's 2025-12-24, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Palestinian Territories (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-09 |
| United Kingdom | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — United Kingdom (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-24 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Palestine and United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom's 2025-12-24, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.