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Papua New Guinea vs United States: tax rates compared
Between the two, United States's income tax rate (43.7%) tops Papua New Guinea's (42%) by 1.7pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Papua New Guinea's figure is dated 2026-03-27 and United States's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Verified data covers four of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.
At a glance
| Tax | PG | US | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 42% | 43.7% | US +1.7 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 30% | 25.6% | PG +4.4 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 0% | 20% | US +20 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 |
| United States | 43.7% | Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −1.7 pp | United States higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| United States | 25.6% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +4.4 pp | Papua New Guinea higher |
Between the two, Papua New Guinea's corporate tax rate (30%) tops United States's (25.6%) by 4.4pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit 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 |
| United States | 20% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — United States (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −20 pp | United States higher |
Between the two, United States's capital gains tax rate (20%) tops Papua New Guinea's (0%) by 20pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Papua New Guinea sits below it, United States sits above it. Papua New Guinea's figure is dated 2026-03-27 and United States's 2025-01-01, 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 |
| United States | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — United States (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Papua New Guinea and United States both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: VAT, Crypto Tax.