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Papua New Guinea vs Rwanda: tax rates compared
Papua New Guinea's income tax rate is 12pp higher than Rwanda'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
| Tax | PG | RW | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 42% | 30% | PG +12 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 30% | 28% | PG +2 pp |
| VAT | 10% | 18% | RW +8 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
| 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 |
| Rwanda | 30% | Source: Rwanda Revenue Authority — Calculate PAYE · as of 2026-07-20 |
| Difference | +12 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 |
| Rwanda | 28% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +2 pp | Papua New Guinea higher |
Papua New Guinea's corporate tax rate is 2pp higher than Rwanda's (30% vs 28%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above 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 |
| Rwanda | 18% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Rwanda (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-18 |
| Difference | −8 pp | Rwanda higher |
Rwanda'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, Rwanda 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 |
| Rwanda | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Rwanda (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Papua New Guinea's capital gains tax rate is identical to Rwanda's — both sit at 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below 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 |
| Rwanda | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Rwanda (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Papua New Guinea's wealth tax rate is identical to Rwanda's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.