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Taiwan vs Zimbabwe: tax rates compared

There's no gap here — Taiwan and Zimbabwe both post an income tax rate of 40%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Taiwan's figure is dated 2026-01-12 and Zimbabwe's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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

At a glance

0102030405060Income40%Corporate20%25.8%VAT5%15.5%Capital Gains0%1%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax TW ZWDifference
Income Tax40%40%match
Corporate Tax20%25.8%ZW +5.8 pp
VAT5%15.5%ZW +10.5 pplargest gap
Capital Gains Tax0%1%ZW +1 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Taiwan40%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Taiwan (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-12
Zimbabwe40%Source: Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) — PAYE Foreign Currency (USD) Tax Tables, January-December 2025 · as of 2025-01-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Taiwan20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Zimbabwe25.8%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−5.8 ppZimbabwe higher

Between the two, Zimbabwe's corporate tax rate (25.8%) tops Taiwan's (20%) by 5.8pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Taiwan sits below it, Zimbabwe sits above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Taiwan5%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Taiwan (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12
Zimbabwe15.5%Source: EY Worldwide VAT, GST and Sales Tax Guide 2026 — Zimbabwe · as of 2026-01-01
Difference−10.5 ppZimbabwe higher

Between the two, Zimbabwe's VAT rate (15.5%) tops Taiwan's (5%) by 10.5pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Taiwan sits below it, Zimbabwe sits above it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Taiwan0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Taiwan (Individual, Income determination / Capital gains tax rates quick chart) · as of 2026-01-12
Zimbabwe1%Source: EY Worldwide Personal Tax and Immigration Guide 2025-26 — Zimbabwe · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−1 ppZimbabwe higher

Between the two, Zimbabwe's capital gains tax rate (1%) tops Taiwan's (0%) by 1pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Taiwan's figure is dated 2026-01-12 and Zimbabwe's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Taiwan0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Taiwan (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12
Zimbabwe0%Source: ZIMRA (Zimbabwe Revenue Authority) · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Taiwan and Zimbabwe 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: Crypto Tax.