Pakistan or United States: which taxes less?

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

Lighter: United States, ahead by 1 FiScore point.

Tax Pakistan United States Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 29% 21% +8.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 0% to 35% 10% to 37% −2.0 points
VAT standard rate 18% 11.73% +6.3 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Pakistan

n/a

United States

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