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South Sudan vs Vietnam: tax rates compared

Between the two, Vietnam's income tax rate (35%) tops South Sudan's (20%) by 15pp. The 200-country average is 28%: South Sudan sits below it, Vietnam sits above it.

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

0102030405060Income20%35%Corporate20%30%Capital Gains0.1%20%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax SS VNDifference
Income Tax20%35%VN +15 pp
Corporate Tax30%20%SS +10 pp
Capital Gains Tax20%0.1%SS +19.9 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
South Sudan20%Source: South Sudan National Revenue Authority — Personal Income Tax (PIT) · as of 2026-07-20
Vietnam35%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Vietnam (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-09
Difference−15 ppVietnam higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
South Sudan30%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 ppSouth Sudan higher

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

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
South Sudan20%Source: South Sudan National Revenue Authority — Personal Income Tax (PIT) · as of 2026-07-19
Vietnam0.1%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Vietnam (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-09
Difference+19.9 ppSouth Sudan higher

Between the two, South Sudan's capital gains tax rate (20%) tops Vietnam's (0.1%) by 19.9pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: South Sudan sits above it, Vietnam sits below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
South Sudan0%Source: Republic of South Sudan National Revenue Authority — Taxation Act 2009 (2021 Revised Edition, Consolidated) · as of 2021-06-30
Vietnam0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Vietnam (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-09
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — South Sudan and Vietnam both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. South Sudan's figure is dated 2021-06-30 and Vietnam's 2026-03-09, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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