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Saint Lucia vs Vietnam: tax rates compared

Between the two, Vietnam's income tax rate (35%) tops Saint Lucia's (30%) by 5pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it.

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

0102030405060Income30%35%Corporate20%30%VAT10%12.5%Capital Gains0%0.1%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax LC VNDifference
Income Tax30%35%VN +5 pp
Corporate Tax30%20%LC +10 pplargest gap
VAT12.5%10%LC +2.5 pp
Capital Gains Tax0%0.1%VN +0.1 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Saint Lucia30%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Saint Lucia (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-13
Vietnam35%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Vietnam (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-09
Difference−5 ppVietnam higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Saint Lucia30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Vietnam20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+10 ppSaint Lucia higher

Between the two, Saint Lucia's corporate tax rate (30%) tops Vietnam's (20%) by 10pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Saint Lucia sits above it, Vietnam sits below it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Saint Lucia12.5%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Saint Lucia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13
Vietnam10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Vietnam (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-09
Difference+2.5 ppSaint Lucia higher

Between the two, Saint Lucia's VAT rate (12.5%) tops Vietnam's (10%) by 2.5pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit below it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Saint Lucia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Saint Lucia (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-13
Vietnam0.1%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Vietnam (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-09
Difference−0.1 ppVietnam higher

Between the two, Vietnam's capital gains tax rate (0.1%) tops Saint Lucia's (0%) by 0.1pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Saint Lucia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Saint Lucia (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13
Vietnam0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Vietnam (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-09
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Saint Lucia and Vietnam 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.