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Bangladesh vs Uganda: tax rates compared

Between the two, Uganda'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 Uganda's 2026-01-12, 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

0102030405060Income30%40%Corporate27.5%30%VAT15%18%Capital Gains0%15%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax BD UGDifference
Income Tax30%40%UG +10 pp
Corporate Tax27.5%30%UG +2.5 pp
VAT15%18%UG +3 pp
Capital Gains Tax15%0%BD +15 pplargest gap
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
Uganda40%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uganda (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference−10 ppUganda higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bangladesh27.5%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Uganda30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−2.5 ppUganda higher

Between the two, Uganda'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
Uganda18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uganda (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference−3 ppUganda higher

Between the two, Uganda's VAT rate (18%) tops Bangladesh's (15%) by 3pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Bangladesh matches the world average, Uganda sits above it. Bangladesh's figure is dated 2025-12-18 and Uganda's 2026-01-12, 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
Uganda0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uganda (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference+15 ppBangladesh higher

Between the two, Bangladesh's capital gains tax rate (15%) tops Uganda's (0%) by 15pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Bangladesh sits above it, Uganda sits below it. Bangladesh's figure is dated 2025-12-18 and Uganda's 2026-01-12, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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
Uganda0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uganda (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Bangladesh and Uganda both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Bangladesh's figure is dated 2025-12-18 and Uganda's 2026-01-12, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.