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Bahrain vs Benin: tax rates compared
Benin's income tax rate is 30pp higher than Bahrain's (30% vs 0%). The 200-country average is 28%: Bahrain sits below it, Benin sits above it. Bahrain's figure is dated 2026-01-11 and Benin's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
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 | BH | BJ | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 0% | 30% | BJ +30 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 0% | 30% | BJ +30 pp |
| VAT | 10% | 18% | BJ +8 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 0% | 5% | BJ +5 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bahrain (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-11 |
| 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 | −30 pp | Benin higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | 0% | 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 | −30 pp | Benin higher |
Benin's corporate tax rate is 30pp higher than Bahrain's (30% vs 0%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Bahrain sits below it, Benin sits above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | 10% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bahrain (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-11 |
| 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 | −8 pp | Benin higher |
Benin's VAT rate is 8pp higher than Bahrain's (18% vs 10%). The 181-country average is 15%: Bahrain sits below it, Benin sits above it. Bahrain's figure is dated 2026-01-11 and Benin's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bahrain (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-11 |
| 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 | −5 pp | Benin higher |
Benin's capital gains tax rate is 5pp higher than Bahrain's (5% vs 0%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Bahrain's figure is dated 2026-01-11 and Benin's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bahrain (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-01-11 |
| Benin | 0% | Source: Bénin — Code Général des Impôts 2025 (Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances) · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Bahrain's wealth tax rate is identical to Benin's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.