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Papua New Guinea vs Poland: tax rates compared
Papua New Guinea's income tax rate is 10pp higher than Poland's (42% vs 32%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Papua New Guinea's figure is dated 2026-03-27 and Poland's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
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
| Tax | PG | PL | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 42% | 32% | PG +10 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 30% | 19% | PG +11 pp |
| VAT | 10% | 23% | PL +13 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 0% | 19% | PL +19 pplargest gap |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 42% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Papua New Guinea (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-27 |
| Poland | 32% | Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +10 pp | Papua New Guinea higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Poland | 19% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +11 pp | Papua New Guinea higher |
Papua New Guinea's corporate tax rate is 11pp higher than Poland's (30% vs 19%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Papua New Guinea sits above it, Poland sits below it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 10% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Papua New Guinea (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-27 |
| Poland | 23% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Poland (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-21 |
| Difference | −13 pp | Poland higher |
Poland's VAT rate is 13pp higher than Papua New Guinea's (23% vs 10%). The 181-country average is 15%: Papua New Guinea sits below it, Poland sits above it.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Papua New Guinea (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-03-27 |
| Poland | 19% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Poland (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-21 |
| Difference | −19 pp | Poland higher |
Poland's capital gains tax rate is 19pp higher than Papua New Guinea's (19% vs 0%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: Papua New Guinea sits below it, Poland sits above it.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Papua New Guinea (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-27 |
| Poland | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Poland (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-02-21 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Papua New Guinea's wealth tax rate is identical to Poland's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.