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Somalia vs Tonga: tax rates compared

Between the two, Tonga's income tax rate (25%) tops Somalia's (18%) by 7pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below it. Somalia's figure is dated 2025-11-01 and Tonga's 2021-07-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Verified data covers three of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

0102030405060Income18%25%Corporate15%25%Wealth Tax0%
three shared taxes, side by side
Tax SO TODifference
Income Tax18%25%TO +7 pp
Corporate Tax15%25%TO +10 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Somalia18%Source: Ministry of Finance, Federal Republic of Somalia — Income Tax Manual (for the Income Tax Law 2025 & Income Tax Regulations 2025) · as of 2025-11-01
Tonga25%Source: Ministry of Revenue & Customs, Government of Tonga — Individual Employee · as of 2021-07-01
Difference−7 ppTonga higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Somalia15%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Tonga25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−10 ppTonga higher

Between the two, Tonga's corporate tax rate (25%) tops Somalia's (15%) by 10pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Somalia sits below it, Tonga sits above it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Somalia0%Source: Somalia Revenue Directorate — Direct Tax · as of 2026-07-18
Tonga0%Source: Tonga Ministry of Revenue & Customs — Tax Legislations (official index) · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Somalia and Tonga 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: VAT, Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.