Saudi Arabia or United States: which taxes less?

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

Lighter: Saudi Arabia, ahead by 2.3 FiScore points.

Tax Saudi Arabia United States Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 20% 21% −1.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 0% 10% to 37% −37.0 points
VAT standard rate 15% 11.73% +3.3 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Saudi Arabia

Share of profit for foreign partners 20%
Share for Saudi or Gulf partners zakat, based on equity 2.5%
Oil and gas up to 85% depending on concession n/a

United States

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