Cuba or United States: which taxes less?

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

Lighter: United States, ahead by 2.6 FiScore points.

Cuba

2.5/10

217th of 217

Tax Cuba United States Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 30% to 35% 21% +14.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 15% to 50% 10% to 37% +13.0 points
VAT standard rate 20% 11.73% +8.3 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Cuba

n/a

United States

Federal tax 21%
State tax 0% to over 9% depending on the state n/a