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Belize vs Benin: tax rates compared

Between the two, Benin's income tax rate (30%) tops Belize's (25%) by 5pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Belize sits below it, Benin sits 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

0102030405060Income25%30%Corporate0%30%VAT12.5%18%Capital Gains0%5%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax BZ BJDifference
Income Tax25%30%BJ +5 pp
Corporate Tax0%30%BJ +30 pplargest gap
VAT12.5%18%BJ +5.5 pp
Capital Gains Tax0%5%BJ +5 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Belize25%Source: Belize Income and Business Tax (Amendment) Act, 2024 (No. 40 of 2024) · as of 2025-01-01
Benin30%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 ppBenin higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Belize0%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Benin30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−30 ppBenin higher

Between the two, Benin's corporate tax rate (30%) tops Belize's (0%) by 30pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Belize sits below it, Benin sits above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Belize12.5%Source: Belize Tax Service — General Sales Tax Act (Chapter 63, Revised Edition 2011) · as of 2011-12-31
Benin18%Source: Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances (Bénin) — Code Général des Impôts 2025 · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−5.5 ppBenin higher

Between the two, Benin's VAT rate (18%) tops Belize's (12.5%) by 5.5pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Belize sits below it, Benin sits above it. Belize's figure is dated 2011-12-31 and Benin's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Belize0%Source: Belize Income and Business Tax Act (Chapter 55, Revised Edition 2020) · as of 2020-12-31
Benin5%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 ppBenin higher

Between the two, Benin's capital gains tax rate (5%) tops Belize's (0%) by 5pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Belize's figure is dated 2020-12-31 and Benin's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Belize0%Source: Belize Income and Business Tax Act, Chapter 55 (Government of Belize, Attorney General's Ministry) · as of 2026-07-18
Benin0%Source: Bénin — Code Général des Impôts 2025 (Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances) · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Belize and Benin both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.