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Qatar vs Zimbabwe: tax rates compared

Zimbabwe has an income tax rate of 40%, 40pp above Qatar's 0%. The 200-country average is 28%: Qatar sits below it, Zimbabwe sits above it. Qatar's figure is dated 2026-02-26 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

0102030405060Income0%40%Corporate10%25.8%VAT0%15.5%Capital Gains0%1%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax QA ZWDifference
Income Tax0%40%ZW +40 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax10%25.8%ZW +15.8 pp
VAT0%15.5%ZW +15.5 pp
Capital Gains Tax0%1%ZW +1 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Qatar0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Qatar (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-02-26
Zimbabwe40%Source: Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) — PAYE Foreign Currency (USD) Tax Tables, January-December 2025 · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−40 ppZimbabwe higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Qatar10%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 has a corporate tax rate of 25.8%, 15.8pp above Qatar's 10%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Qatar sits below it, Zimbabwe sits above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Qatar0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Qatar (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-26
Zimbabwe15.5%Source: EY Worldwide VAT, GST and Sales Tax Guide 2026 — Zimbabwe · as of 2026-01-01
Difference−15.5 ppZimbabwe higher

Zimbabwe has a VAT rate of 15.5%, 15.5pp above Qatar's 0%. The 181-country average is 15%: Qatar sits below it, Zimbabwe sits above it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Qatar0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Qatar (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-26
Zimbabwe1%Source: EY Worldwide Personal Tax and Immigration Guide 2025-26 — Zimbabwe · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−1 ppZimbabwe higher

Zimbabwe has a capital gains tax rate of 1%, 1pp above Qatar's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Qatar's figure is dated 2026-02-26 and Zimbabwe's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Qatar0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Qatar (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-26
Zimbabwe0%Source: ZIMRA (Zimbabwe Revenue Authority) · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Qatar and Zimbabwe 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.