How many countries are in Africa?

Our database covers 54 countries and territories in Africa, each with detailed tax rate information including income tax, corporate tax, VAT, and capital gains tax.

What is the average income tax rate in Africa?

The average top income tax rate across Africa is 32%. This varies significantly by country — some have no income tax while others exceed 50%.

Which African countries have the lowest taxes?

Tax rates vary widely across Africa. Browse the country profiles below to compare income tax, corporate tax, VAT, and capital gains rates across all African countries.

Africa Tax Rates

Compare tax rates across 54 countries in Africa

Avg. Income Tax

32%

Avg. Corporate Tax

27%

Avg. VAT Rate

15%

Avg. Capital Gains

14%

Regions

North Africa West Africa East Africa Central Africa Southern Africa

All Countries in Africa (54)

Algeria

Africa

Income Tax

35%

Corporate

26%

VAT

19%

Capital Gains

15%

Angola

Africa

Income Tax

25%

Corporate

25%

VAT

14%

Capital Gains

15%

Benin

Africa

Income Tax

35%

Corporate

30%

VAT

18%

Capital Gains

15%

Botswana

Africa

Income Tax

25%

Corporate

22%

VAT

14%

Capital Gains

22%

Burkina Faso

Africa

Income Tax

27.5%

Corporate

27.5%

VAT

18%

Capital Gains

20%

Burundi

Africa

Income Tax

30%

Corporate

30%

VAT

18%

Capital Gains

25%

Cameroon

Africa

Income Tax

35%

Corporate

30%

VAT

19.3%

Capital Gains

15%

Cape Verde

Africa

Income Tax

27.5%

Corporate

22%

VAT

15%

Capital Gains

10%

Central African Republic

Africa

Income Tax

50%

Corporate

30%

VAT

19%

Capital Gains

20%

Chad

Africa

Income Tax

60%

Corporate

35%

VAT

18%

Capital Gains

20%

Comoros

Africa

Income Tax

30%

Corporate

35%

VAT

10%

Capital Gains

20%

Côte d'Ivoire

Africa

Income Tax

36%

Corporate

25%

VAT

18%

Capital Gains

12%

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Africa

Income Tax

40%

Corporate

30%

VAT

16%

Capital Gains

10%

Djibouti

Africa

Income Tax

30%

Corporate

25%

VAT

10%

Capital Gains

10%

Egypt

Africa

Income Tax

27.5%

Corporate

22.5%

VAT

14%

Capital Gains

10%

Equatorial Guinea

Africa

Income Tax

35%

Corporate

35%

VAT

15%

Capital Gains

20%

Eritrea

Africa

Income Tax

30%

Corporate

30%

VAT

Capital Gains

30%

Eswatini

Africa

Income Tax

33%

Corporate

27.5%

VAT

15%

Capital Gains

Ethiopia

Africa

Income Tax

35%

Corporate

30%

VAT

15%

Capital Gains

15%

Gabon

Africa

Income Tax

35%

Corporate

30%

VAT

18%

Capital Gains

20%

Gambia

Africa

Income Tax

30%

Corporate

27%

VAT

15%

Capital Gains

15%

Ghana

Africa

Income Tax

35%

Corporate

25%

VAT

20%

Capital Gains

25%

Guinea

Africa

Income Tax

35%

Corporate

25%

VAT

18%

Capital Gains

15%

Guinea-Bissau

Africa

Income Tax

20%

Corporate

25%

VAT

15%

Capital Gains

10%

Kenya

Africa

Income Tax

35%

Corporate

30%

VAT

16%

Capital Gains

15%

Lesotho

Africa

Income Tax

30%

Corporate

25%

VAT

15%

Capital Gains

Liberia

Africa

Income Tax

25%

Corporate

25%

VAT

10%

Capital Gains

15%

Libya

Africa

Income Tax

15%

Corporate

20%

VAT

Capital Gains

Madagascar

Africa

Income Tax

20%

Corporate

20%

VAT

20%

Capital Gains

20%

Malawi

Africa

Income Tax

30%

Corporate

30%

VAT

16.5%

Capital Gains

Mali

Africa

Income Tax

40%

Corporate

30%

VAT

18%

Capital Gains

25%

Mauritania

Africa

Income Tax

40%

Corporate

25%

VAT

16%

Capital Gains

15%

Mauritius

Africa

Income Tax

20%

Corporate

15%

VAT

15%

Capital Gains

Morocco

Africa

Income Tax

38%

Corporate

20%

VAT

20%

Capital Gains

20%

Mozambique

Africa

Income Tax

32%

Corporate

32%

VAT

16%

Capital Gains

32%

Namibia

Africa

Income Tax

37%

Corporate

32%

VAT

15%

Capital Gains

Niger

Africa

Income Tax

35%

Corporate

30%

VAT

19%

Capital Gains

20%

Nigeria

Africa

Income Tax

24%

Corporate

30%

VAT

7.5%

Capital Gains

10%

Republic of the Congo

Africa

Income Tax

40%

Corporate

30%

VAT

18.9%

Capital Gains

20%

Rwanda

Africa

Income Tax

30%

Corporate

30%

VAT

18%

Capital Gains

São Tomé and Príncipe

Africa

Income Tax

25%

Corporate

25%

VAT

Capital Gains

10%

Senegal

Africa

Income Tax

40%

Corporate

30%

VAT

18%

Capital Gains

15%

Seychelles

Africa

Income Tax

30%

Corporate

25%

VAT

15%

Capital Gains

Sierra Leone

Africa

Income Tax

30%

Corporate

30%

VAT

15%

Capital Gains

25%

Somalia

Africa

Income Tax

30%

Corporate

15%

VAT

Capital Gains

South Africa

Africa

Income Tax

45%

Corporate

27%

VAT

15%

Capital Gains

18%

South Sudan

Africa

Income Tax

20%

Corporate

25%

VAT

18%

Capital Gains

10%

Sudan

Africa

Income Tax

15%

Corporate

35%

VAT

17%

Capital Gains

10%

Tanzania

Africa

Income Tax

30%

Corporate

30%

VAT

18%

Capital Gains

10%

Togo

Africa

Income Tax

35%

Corporate

27%

VAT

18%

Capital Gains

20%

Tunisia

Africa

Income Tax

35%

Corporate

15%

VAT

19%

Capital Gains

10%

Uganda

Africa

Income Tax

40%

Corporate

30%

VAT

18%

Capital Gains

30%

Zambia

Africa

Income Tax

37.5%

Corporate

30%

VAT

16%

Capital Gains

Zimbabwe

Africa

Income Tax

40%

Corporate

24.7%

VAT

15%

Capital Gains

20%

Africa Tax Rates

Regions

All Countries in Africa (54)

Algeria

Angola

Benin

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cameroon

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

Comoros

Côte d'Ivoire

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Djibouti

Egypt

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Eswatini

Ethiopia

Gabon

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Kenya

Lesotho

Liberia

Libya

Madagascar

Malawi

Mali

Mauritania

Mauritius

Morocco

Mozambique

Namibia

Niger

Nigeria

Republic of the Congo

Rwanda

São Tomé and Príncipe

Senegal

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Somalia

South Africa

South Sudan

Sudan

Tanzania

Togo

Tunisia

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Africa Tax FAQ