North Korea or United States: which taxes less?

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

Lighter: North Korea, ahead by 1.3 FiScore point.

Tax North Korea United States Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 25% 21% +4.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 0% to 20% 10% to 37% −17.0 points
VAT standard rate 4% 11.73% −7.7 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

North Korea

n/a

United States

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