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Somalia vs United Arab Emirates: tax rates compared

Between the two, Somalia's income tax rate (18%) tops United Arab Emirates's (0%) by 18pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit below it. Somalia's figure is dated 2025-11-01 and United Arab Emirates's 2026-03-12, 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

0102030405060Income0%18%Corporate9%15%Wealth Tax0%
three shared taxes, side by side
Tax SO AEDifference
Income Tax18%0%SO +18 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax15%9%SO +6 pp
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
United Arab Emirates0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — United Arab Emirates (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-12
Difference+18 ppSomalia higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Somalia15%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
United Arab Emirates9%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+6 ppSomalia higher

Between the two, Somalia's corporate tax rate (15%) tops United Arab Emirates's (9%) by 6pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Somalia0%Source: Somalia Revenue Directorate — Direct Tax · as of 2026-07-18
United Arab Emirates0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — United Arab Emirates (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-12
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Somalia and United Arab Emirates 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.