Country tax profile · 2026
Vanuatu income tax
How Vanuatu treats income
Vanuatu levies no personal income tax on residents. cero=no income tax at all: Vanuatu levies no personal income tax on any income, local or foreign
Compiled by MyNomadWorld for Vanuatu and currently being re-verified against primary sources. Confirm with a local adviser before relying on it.
How Vanuatu's income tax compares
Vanuatu's top income tax of 0% is the 180th highest of the 197 countries we track, against a global average of 27.9% and a Oceania average of 24.4%.
Countries with a similar income tax
Vatican City (0%) · United Arab Emirates (0%) · Qatar (0%) · Bahrain (0%) · Oman (0%) · Saudi Arabia (0%)
Who is a tax resident of Vanuatu?
No personal income tax exists, so there is no income-tax residency trigger. Tax residency/domicile is not relevant for income taxation; Vanuatu is a zero-tax jurisdiction.
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What is the income tax rate in Vanuatu?
Vanuatu levies no personal income tax on residents. cero=no income tax at all: Vanuatu levies no personal income tax on any income, local or foreign