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Belize vs Niger: tax rates compared
Niger's income tax rate is 10pp higher than Belize's (35% vs 25%). The 200-country average is 28%: Belize sits below it, Niger sits above it. Belize's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Niger's 2010-01-01, 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 | NE | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 25% | 35% | NE +10 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 0% | 30% | NE +30 pplargest gap |
| VAT | 12.5% | 19% | NE +6.5 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 0% | 7% | NE +7 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 |
| Niger | 35% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts (Niger) — Barème de l'Impôt sur les Traitements et Salaires · as of 2010-01-01 |
| Difference | −10 pp | Niger higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Belize | 0% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Niger | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −30 pp | Niger higher |
Niger's corporate tax rate is 30pp higher than Belize's (30% vs 0%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Belize sits below it, Niger 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 |
| Niger | 19% | Source: PwC — VAT and Indirect Taxes in Africa 2023, Niger · as of 2023-01-17 |
| Difference | −6.5 pp | Niger higher |
Niger's VAT rate is 6.5pp higher than Belize's (19% vs 12.5%). The 181-country average is 15%: Belize sits below it, Niger sits above it. Belize's figure is dated 2011-12-31 and Niger's 2023-01-17, 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 |
| Niger | 7% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère des Finances (Niger) — Code Général des Impôts 2025, Article 74 (archived; live site unreachable) · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −7 pp | Niger higher |
Niger's capital gains tax rate is 7pp higher than Belize's (7% vs 0%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Belize's figure is dated 2020-12-31 and Niger'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 |
| Niger | 0% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts (Niger) — Code Général des Impôts (official text, mirrored via eRegulations Niger) · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Belize's wealth tax rate is identical to Niger's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.