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Thailand vs Uganda: tax rates compared

Uganda has an income tax rate of 40%, 5pp above Thailand's 35%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it.

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

0102030405060Income35%40%Corporate20%30%VAT7%18%Capital Gains0%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax TH UGDifference
Income Tax35%40%UG +5 pp
Corporate Tax20%30%UG +10 pp
VAT7%18%UG +11 pplargest gap
Capital Gains Tax0%0%match
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Thailand35%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Thailand (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-02-02
Uganda40%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uganda (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference−5 ppUganda higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Thailand20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Uganda30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−10 ppUganda higher

Uganda has a corporate tax rate of 30%, 10pp above Thailand's 20%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Thailand sits below it, Uganda sits above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Thailand7%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Thailand (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-02
Uganda18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uganda (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference−11 ppUganda higher

Uganda has a VAT rate of 18%, 11pp above Thailand's 7%. The 181-country average is 15%: Thailand sits below it, Uganda sits above it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Thailand0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Thailand (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-02
Uganda0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uganda (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Thailand and Uganda share the same capital gains tax rate: 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Thailand0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Thailand (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-02
Uganda0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uganda (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

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

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.