Brunei or United States: which taxes less?

Both tax systems side by side, headline rates and the gap between them.

Lighter: Brunei, ahead by 3.4 FiScore points.

Tax Brunei United States Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 18.5% 21% −2.5 points
Personal income tax top bracket 0% 10% to 37% −37.0 points
VAT standard rate 0% 11.73% −11.7 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Brunei

n/a

United States

Federal tax 21%
State tax 0% to over 9% depending on the state n/a
See the Brunei page See the United States page