Tonga or Vietnam: which taxes less?

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

Level pegging: Tonga and Vietnam weigh about the same on the taxpayer.

Tonga

5.3/10

99th of 217

Tax Tonga Vietnam Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 25% 20% +5.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 0% to 25% 5% to 35% −10.0 points
VAT standard rate 15% 10% +5.0 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Tonga

n/a

Vietnam

General rate 20%
SMEs 15 to 17% depending on conditions, 2025 law 15%

Personal income tax

Tonga

Up to 12,000 TOP Scale effective since July 1, 2021 0%
12,001 to 30,000 TOP 10%
30,001 to 50,000 TOP 15%
50,001 to 70,000 TOP 20%
Over 70,000 TOP 25%

Vietnam

n/a