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Bangladesh vs Cameroon: tax rates compared

Cameroon's income tax rate is 8.5pp higher than Bangladesh's (38.5% vs 30%). 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

0102030405060Income30%38.5%Corporate27.5%33%VAT15%19.3%Capital Gains15%16.5%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax BD CMDifference
Income Tax30%38.5%CM +8.5 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax27.5%33%CM +5.5 pp
VAT15%19.3%CM +4.3 pp
Capital Gains Tax15%16.5%CM +1.5 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bangladesh30%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bangladesh (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-18
Cameroon38.5%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cameroon, Republic of (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-31
Difference−8.5 ppCameroon higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bangladesh27.5%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Cameroon33%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−5.5 ppCameroon higher

Cameroon's corporate tax rate is 5.5pp higher than Bangladesh's (33% vs 27.5%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bangladesh15%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bangladesh (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-18
Cameroon19.3%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cameroon, Republic of (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31
Difference−4.3 ppCameroon higher

Cameroon's VAT rate is 4.3pp higher than Bangladesh's (19.3% vs 15%). The 181-country average is 15%: Bangladesh matches the world average, Cameroon sits above it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bangladesh15%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bangladesh (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2025-12-18
Cameroon16.5%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cameroon, Republic of (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2025-12-31
Difference−1.5 ppCameroon higher

Cameroon's capital gains tax rate is 1.5pp higher than Bangladesh's (16.5% vs 15%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit above it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bangladesh0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bangladesh (Individual, Other taxes / Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-18
Cameroon0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2025-12-31
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Bangladesh's wealth tax rate is identical to Cameroon's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.