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Bangladesh vs Central African Republic: tax rates compared

Between the two, Central African Republic's income tax rate (40%) tops Bangladesh's (30%) by 10pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Bangladesh's figure is dated 2025-12-18 and Central African Republic's 2023-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Verified data covers four of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

0102030405060Income30%40%Corporate27.5%30%VAT15%19%Capital Gains15%40%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax BD CFDifference
Income Tax30%40%CF +10 pp
Corporate Tax27.5%30%CF +2.5 pp
VAT15%19%CF +4 pp
Capital Gains Tax15%40%CF +25 pplargest gap

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
Central African Republic40%Source: Central African Republic Ministry of Finance and Budget — Code Général des Impôts (Article 86) · as of 2023-01-01
Difference−10 ppCentral African Republic higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bangladesh27.5%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Central African Republic30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−2.5 ppCentral African Republic higher

Between the two, Central African Republic's corporate tax rate (30%) tops Bangladesh's (27.5%) by 2.5pp. 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
Central African Republic19%Source: Central African Republic Ministry of Finance and Budget — Code Général des Impôts (Article 257) · as of 2019-01-01
Difference−4 ppCentral African Republic higher

Between the two, Central African Republic's VAT rate (19%) tops Bangladesh's (15%) by 4pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Bangladesh matches the world average, Central African Republic sits above it. Bangladesh's figure is dated 2025-12-18 and Central African Republic's 2019-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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
Central African Republic40%Source: Central African Republic Ministry of Finance and Budget — Code Général des Impôts (Articles 55, 86) · as of 2023-01-01
Difference−25 ppCentral African Republic higher

Between the two, Central African Republic's capital gains tax rate (40%) tops Bangladesh's (15%) by 25pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit above it. Bangladesh's figure is dated 2025-12-18 and Central African Republic's 2023-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax, Wealth Tax.