Tuvalu or United States: which taxes less?

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

Lighter: United States, ahead by 1.3 FiScore point.

Tax Tuvalu United States Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 30% to 40% 21% +19.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 30% to 40% 10% to 37% +3.0 points
VAT standard rate 5% 11.73% −6.7 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Tuvalu

n/a

United States

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