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Samoa vs Tunisia: tax rates compared
Tunisia's income tax rate is 13pp higher than Samoa's (40% vs 27%). The 200-country average is 28%: Samoa sits below it, Tunisia sits above it. Samoa's figure is dated 2019-01-30 and Tunisia'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 | WS | TN | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 27% | 40% | TN +13 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 27% | 20% | WS +7 pp |
| VAT | 15% | 19% | TN +4 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 1% | TN +1 pp |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Samoa | 27% | Source: Samoa Income Tax Act 2012, Schedule 1(1) (Ministry for Revenue) · as of 2019-01-30 |
| Tunisia | 40% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tunisia (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −13 pp | Tunisia higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Samoa | 27% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Tunisia | 20% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +7 pp | Samoa higher |
Samoa's corporate tax rate is 7pp higher than Tunisia's (27% vs 20%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Samoa sits above it, Tunisia sits below it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Samoa | 15% | Source: Samoa Value Added Goods and Services Tax Act 2015 (Ministry for Revenue) · as of 2015-11-05 |
| Tunisia | 19% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tunisia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-29 |
| Difference | −4 pp | Tunisia higher |
Tunisia's VAT rate is 4pp higher than Samoa's (19% vs 15%). The 181-country average is 15%: Samoa matches the world average, Tunisia sits above it. Samoa's figure is dated 2015-11-05 and Tunisia's 2026-06-29, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Samoa | 0% | Source: Samoa Ministry for Revenue · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Tunisia | 1% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tunisia (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-29 |
| Difference | −1 pp | Tunisia higher |
Tunisia's wealth tax rate is 1pp higher than Samoa's (1% vs 0%). The 193-country average is 0.1%: Samoa sits below it, Tunisia sits above it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.