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Papua New Guinea vs Peru: tax rates compared

Papua New Guinea's income tax rate is 12pp higher than Peru's (42% vs 30%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it.

Verified data covers five of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

0102030405060Income30%42%Corporate29.5%30%VAT10%18%Capital Gains0%5%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax PG PEDifference
Income Tax42%30%PG +12 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax30%29.5%PG +0.5 pp
VAT10%18%PE +8 pp
Capital Gains Tax0%5%PE +5 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Papua New Guinea42%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Papua New Guinea (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-27
Peru30%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Peru (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-07-13
Difference+12 ppPapua New Guinea higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Papua New Guinea30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Peru29.5%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+0.5 ppPapua New Guinea higher

Papua New Guinea's corporate tax rate is 0.5pp higher than Peru's (30% vs 29.5%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Papua New Guinea10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Papua New Guinea (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-27
Peru18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Peru (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-13
Difference−8 ppPeru higher

Peru's VAT rate is 8pp higher than Papua New Guinea's (18% vs 10%). The 181-country average is 15%: Papua New Guinea sits below it, Peru sits above it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Papua New Guinea0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Papua New Guinea (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-03-27
Peru5%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Peru (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-07-13
Difference−5 ppPeru higher

Peru's capital gains tax rate is 5pp higher than Papua New Guinea's (5% vs 0%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Papua New Guinea0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Papua New Guinea (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-27
Peru0%Source: EY Worldwide Personal Tax and Immigration Guide 2025-26 — Peru · as of 2025-10-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Papua New Guinea's wealth tax rate is identical to Peru's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Papua New Guinea's figure is dated 2026-03-27 and Peru's 2025-10-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.