Country tax profile · 2026
Vanuatu inheritance tax
None
inheritance & estate tax
How Vanuatu treats inheritance
No inheritance, estate or gift tax in Vanuatu. Not applicable - no inheritance tax.
✓ Vanuatu levies no inheritance or estate tax, your heirs receive the estate intact.
Compiled by MyNomadWorld for Vanuatu and currently being re-verified against primary sources. Confirm with a local adviser before relying on it.
How Vanuatu compares
141 of 197 countries we track have no inheritance or estate tax. Vanuatu is one of them.
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 inheritance tax rate in Vanuatu?
No inheritance, estate or gift tax in Vanuatu. Not applicable - no inheritance tax.