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Belize vs Ivory Coast: tax rates compared
Ivory Coast has an income tax rate of 32%, 7pp above Belize's 25%. The 200-country average is 28%: Belize sits below it, Ivory Coast sits above it. Belize's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Ivory Coast's 2026-03-11, 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
| Tax | BZ | CI | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 25% | 32% | CI +7 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 0% | 25% | CI +25 pplargest gap |
| VAT | 12.5% | 18% | CI +5.5 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 0% | 17% | CI +17 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Belize | 25% | Source: Belize Income and Business Tax (Amendment) Act, 2024 (No. 40 of 2024) · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Ivory Coast | 32% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-11 |
| Difference | −7 pp | Ivory Coast higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Belize | 0% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Ivory Coast | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −25 pp | Ivory Coast higher |
Ivory Coast has a corporate tax rate of 25%, 25pp above Belize's 0%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Belize sits below it, Ivory Coast sits above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Belize | 12.5% | Source: Belize Tax Service — General Sales Tax Act (Chapter 63, Revised Edition 2011) · as of 2011-12-31 |
| Ivory Coast | 18% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-11 |
| Difference | −5.5 pp | Ivory Coast higher |
Ivory Coast has a VAT rate of 18%, 5.5pp above Belize's 12.5%. The 181-country average is 15%: Belize sits below it, Ivory Coast sits above it. Belize's figure is dated 2011-12-31 and Ivory Coast's 2026-03-11, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Belize | 0% | Source: Belize Income and Business Tax Act (Chapter 55, Revised Edition 2020) · as of 2020-12-31 |
| Ivory Coast | 17% | Source: Code Général des Impôts de Côte d'Ivoire (2025 consolidated edition), Articles 180 and 182 · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −17 pp | Ivory Coast higher |
Ivory Coast has a capital gains tax rate of 17%, 17pp above Belize's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Belize sits below it, Ivory Coast sits above it. Belize's figure is dated 2020-12-31 and Ivory Coast's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Belize | 0% | Source: Belize Income and Business Tax Act, Chapter 55 (Government of Belize, Attorney General's Ministry) · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Ivory Coast | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire) (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-11 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Belize and Ivory Coast share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.