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Philippines vs Tajikistan: tax rates compared

Between the two, Philippines's income tax rate (35%) tops Tajikistan's (15%) by 20pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Philippines sits above it, Tajikistan sits below it. Philippines's figure is dated 2026-07-02 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

0102030405060Income15%35%Corporate18%25%VAT12%14%Capital Gains0.6%15%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax PH TJDifference
Income Tax35%15%PH +20 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax25%18%PH +7 pp
VAT12%14%TJ +2 pp
Capital Gains Tax0.6%15%TJ +14.4 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Philippines25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Tajikistan18%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+7 ppPhilippines higher

Between the two, Philippines's corporate tax rate (25%) tops Tajikistan's (18%) by 7pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Philippines sits above it, Tajikistan sits below it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Philippines12%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Philippines (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12
Tajikistan14%Source: Tax Code of the Republic of Tajikistan (Tax Committee under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan) · as of 2024-01-01
Difference−2 ppTajikistan higher

Between the two, Tajikistan's VAT rate (14%) tops Philippines's (12%) by 2pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit below it. Philippines's figure is dated 2026-01-12 and Tajikistan's 2024-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Capital Gains Tax

Between the two, Tajikistan's capital gains tax rate (15%) tops Philippines's (0.6%) by 14.4pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Philippines sits below it, Tajikistan sits above it. Philippines's figure is dated 2026-07-02 and Tajikistan's 2025-05-14, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Philippines0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Philippines (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-01-12
Tajikistan0%Source: FAOLEX (FAO legal database) — Tax Code of the Republic of Tajikistan · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Philippines and Tajikistan 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: Crypto Tax.