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Paraguay vs Zimbabwe: tax rates compared

Zimbabwe's income tax rate is 30pp higher than Paraguay's (40% vs 10%). The 200-country average is 28%: Paraguay sits below it, Zimbabwe sits above it. Paraguay's figure is dated 2026-02-07 and Zimbabwe'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

0102030405060Income10%40%Corporate10%25.8%VAT10%15.5%Capital Gains1%8%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax PY ZWDifference
Income Tax10%40%ZW +30 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax10%25.8%ZW +15.8 pp
VAT10%15.5%ZW +5.5 pp
Capital Gains Tax8%1%PY +7 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Paraguay10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Paraguay (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-02-07
Zimbabwe40%Source: Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) — PAYE Foreign Currency (USD) Tax Tables, January-December 2025 · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−30 ppZimbabwe higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Paraguay10%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Zimbabwe25.8%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−15.8 ppZimbabwe higher

Zimbabwe's corporate tax rate is 15.8pp higher than Paraguay's (25.8% vs 10%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Paraguay sits below it, Zimbabwe sits above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Paraguay10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Paraguay (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-07
Zimbabwe15.5%Source: EY Worldwide VAT, GST and Sales Tax Guide 2026 — Zimbabwe · as of 2026-01-01
Difference−5.5 ppZimbabwe higher

Zimbabwe's VAT rate is 5.5pp higher than Paraguay's (15.5% vs 10%). The 181-country average is 15%: Paraguay sits below it, Zimbabwe sits above it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Paraguay8%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Paraguay (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-02-07
Zimbabwe1%Source: EY Worldwide Personal Tax and Immigration Guide 2025-26 — Zimbabwe · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+7 ppParaguay higher

Paraguay's capital gains tax rate is 7pp higher than Zimbabwe's (8% vs 1%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Paraguay's figure is dated 2026-02-07 and Zimbabwe's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Paraguay0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Paraguay (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-02-07
Zimbabwe0%Source: ZIMRA (Zimbabwe Revenue Authority) · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Paraguay's wealth tax rate is identical to Zimbabwe's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.