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Bangladesh vs Zambia: tax rates compared

Between the two, Zambia's corporate tax rate (30%) tops Bangladesh's (27.5%) by 2.5pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

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

Corporate Tax

0102030405060World avg 22.6%BD 27.5%ZM 30%
Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Bangladesh27.5%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Zambia30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−2.5 ppZambia higherlargest gap on this page

Wealth Tax

0102030405060World avg 0.1%BD 0%ZM 0%
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
Zambia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Zambia (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-20
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Bangladesh and Zambia 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 Zambia's 2026-03-20, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: Income Tax, VAT, Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.