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Papua New Guinea vs Tajikistan: tax rates compared
Papua New Guinea has an income tax rate of 42%, 27pp above Tajikistan's 15%. The 200-country average is 28%: Papua New Guinea sits above it, Tajikistan sits below it. Papua New Guinea's figure is dated 2026-03-27 and Tajikistan's 2025-05-14, 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 | TJ | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 42% | 15% | PG +27 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 30% | 18% | PG +12 pp |
| VAT | 10% | 14% | TJ +4 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 0% | 15% | TJ +15 pp |
| 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 |
| Tajikistan | 15% | Source: Tax Committee under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan — Tax Code of the Republic of Tajikistan (unofficial English translation, consolidated to Law No. 2168 of 14.05.2025), Art. 183 · as of 2025-05-14 |
| Difference | +27 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 |
| Tajikistan | 18% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +12 pp | Papua New Guinea higher |
Papua New Guinea has a corporate tax rate of 30%, 12pp above Tajikistan's 18%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Papua New Guinea sits above it, Tajikistan 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 |
| Tajikistan | 14% | Source: Tax Code of the Republic of Tajikistan (Tax Committee under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan) · as of 2024-01-01 |
| Difference | −4 pp | Tajikistan higher |
Tajikistan has a VAT rate of 14%, 4pp above Papua New Guinea's 10%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit below it. Papua New Guinea's figure is dated 2026-03-27 and Tajikistan's 2024-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
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 |
| Tajikistan | 15% | Source: Tax Committee under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan — Tax Code of the Republic of Tajikistan (unofficial English translation, consolidated to Law No. 2168 of 14.05.2025) · as of 2025-05-14 |
| Difference | −15 pp | Tajikistan higher |
Tajikistan has a capital gains tax rate of 15%, 15pp above Papua New Guinea's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Papua New Guinea sits below it, Tajikistan sits above it. Papua New Guinea's figure is dated 2026-03-27 and Tajikistan's 2025-05-14, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
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 |
| Tajikistan | 0% | Source: FAOLEX (FAO legal database) — Tax Code of the Republic of Tajikistan · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Papua New Guinea and Tajikistan share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.