List of Countries Without a Value-Added Tax

by nabla9 on 6/10/2025, 9:13:37 AM with 13 comments
Sovereign states without VAT

  Brunei Darussalam
  Iraq
  Kuwait
  Qatar
  Syria
  United States
(There are also at least 11 territories and regions Without VAT)

  • by bradley13 on 6/10/2025, 9:16:16 AM

    Having lived in and used both systems, VAT seems to be a lot fairer. Instead of nailing the end consumer with all the tax, the tax is distributed over the entire production chain. This also reduces the ability to game the system.