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Sierra Leone vs Tuvalu: tax rates compared

Sierra Leone and Tuvalu share the same income tax rate: 30%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Sierra Leone's figure is dated 2021-01-01 and Tuvalu's 2023-07-21, 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

0102030405060Income30%VAT4%15%Capital Gains0%25%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax SL TVDifference
Income Tax30%30%match
VAT15%4%SL +11 pp
Capital Gains Tax25%0%SL +25 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Sierra Leone30%Source: Sierra Leone National Revenue Authority — 2022 NRA Tax Guide · as of 2021-01-01
Tuvalu30%Source: Tuvalu Legislation (official government legislation portal) — Income Tax Act, CAP. 26.16 (2022 Revised Edition), Schedule 6 · as of 2023-07-21
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Sierra Leone15%Source: National Revenue Authority (Sierra Leone) — A Guide to the GST Legislation · as of 2009-03-01
Tuvalu4%Source: Consumption Tax Regulations, 2022 Revised Edition (CAP 26.02.1), Tuvalu · as of 2011-12-19
Difference+11 ppSierra Leone higher

Sierra Leone has a VAT rate of 15%, 11pp above Tuvalu's 4%. The 181-country average is 15%: Sierra Leone matches the world average, Tuvalu sits below it. Sierra Leone's figure is dated 2009-03-01 and Tuvalu's 2011-12-19, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Sierra Leone25%Source: National Revenue Authority, Sierra Leone — Finance Act 2021 (Section 13, amending Income Tax Act 2000 Section 57(1)) · as of 2021-01-01
Tuvalu0%Source: Tuvalu Income Tax Act (CAP. 26.16), 2022 Revised Edition — Tuvalu Legislation Online · as of 2022-12-31
Difference+25 ppSierra Leone higher

Sierra Leone has a capital gains tax rate of 25%, 25pp above Tuvalu's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Sierra Leone sits above it, Tuvalu sits below it. Sierra Leone's figure is dated 2021-01-01 and Tuvalu's 2022-12-31, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Sierra Leone0%Source: Sierra Leone National Revenue Authority — Tax Laws & Regulations (official index) · as of 2026-07-18
Tuvalu0%Source: Tuvalu Income Tax Act 1992 (principal direct-tax statute), via International Center for Not-for-Profit Law mirror · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Sierra Leone and Tuvalu share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Corporate Tax, Crypto Tax.