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Palestine vs United States: tax rates compared

United States's income tax rate is 28.7pp higher than Palestine's (43.7% vs 15%). The 200-country average is 28%: Palestine sits below it, United States sits above it. Palestine's figure is dated 2026-02-09 and United States's 2025-01-01, 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

0102030405060Income15%43.7%Corporate15%25.6%Wealth Tax0%
three shared taxes, side by side
Tax PS USDifference
Income Tax15%43.7%US +28.7 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax15%25.6%US +10.6 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
United States43.7%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−28.7 ppUnited States higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Palestine15%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
United States25.6%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−10.6 ppUnited States higher

United States's corporate tax rate is 10.6pp higher than Palestine's (25.6% vs 15%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Palestine sits below it, United States 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
United States0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — United States (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Palestine's wealth tax rate is identical to United States's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

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