Panama or United States: which taxes less?

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

Lighter: Panama, ahead by 0.8 FiScore point.

Tax Panama United States Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 0% to 25% 21% +4.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 0% to 25% 10% to 37% −12.0 points
VAT standard rate 7% 11.73% −4.7 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Panama

n/a

United States

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