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Algeria vs Benin: tax rates compared
Between the two, Algeria's income tax rate (35%) tops Benin's (30%) by 5pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it.
Verified data covers five of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.
At a glance
| Tax | DZ | BJ | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 35% | 30% | DZ +5 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 26% | 30% | BJ +4 pp |
| VAT | 19% | 18% | DZ +1 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 35% | 5% | DZ +30 pplargest gap |
| Wealth Tax | 1% | 0% | DZ +1 pp |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 35% | Source: EY Worldwide Personal Tax and Immigration Guide 2025-26 — Algeria · as of 2025-10-01 |
| Benin | 30% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances (Bénin) — Code Général des Impôts 2025 · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +5 pp | Algeria higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 26% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Benin | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −4 pp | Benin higher |
Between the two, Benin's corporate tax rate (30%) tops Algeria's (26%) by 4pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 19% | Source: EY Worldwide VAT, GST and Sales Tax Guide 2026 — Algeria · as of 2026-01-01 |
| Benin | 18% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances (Bénin) — Code Général des Impôts 2025 · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +1 pp | Algeria higher |
Between the two, Algeria's VAT rate (19%) tops Benin's (18%) by 1pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Algeria's figure is dated 2026-01-01 and Benin's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 35% | Source: EY Worldwide Personal Tax and Immigration Guide 2025-26 — Algeria · as of 2025-10-01 |
| Benin | 5% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances (Bénin) — Code Général des Impôts 2025 · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +30 pp | Algeria higher |
Between the two, Algeria's capital gains tax rate (35%) tops Benin's (5%) by 30pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Algeria sits above it, Benin sits below it.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1% | Source: Code des Impôts Directs et Taxes Assimilées (CIDTA), Art. 281 noniès — Impôt sur la Fortune · as of 2026-01-01 |
| Benin | 0% | Source: Bénin — Code Général des Impôts 2025 (Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances) · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | +1 pp | Algeria higher |
Between the two, Algeria's wealth tax rate (1%) tops Benin's (0%) by 1pp. The 193-country average is 0.1%: Algeria sits above it, Benin sits below it.
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