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Benin vs Cameroon: tax rates compared
Between the two, Cameroon's income tax rate (38.5%) tops Benin's (30%) by 8.5pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit 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
| Tax | BJ | CM | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 30% | 38.5% | CM +8.5 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 30% | 33% | CM +3 pp |
| VAT | 18% | 19.3% | CM +1.3 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 5% | 16.5% | CM +11.5 pplargest gap |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | 30% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances (Bénin) — Code Général des Impôts 2025 · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Cameroon | 38.5% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cameroon, Republic of (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| Difference | −8.5 pp | Cameroon higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Cameroon | 33% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −3 pp | Cameroon higher |
Between the two, Cameroon's corporate tax rate (33%) tops Benin's (30%) by 3pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | 18% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances (Bénin) — Code Général des Impôts 2025 · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Cameroon | 19.3% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cameroon, Republic of (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| Difference | −1.3 pp | Cameroon higher |
Between the two, Cameroon's VAT rate (19.3%) tops Benin's (18%) by 1.3pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | 5% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances (Bénin) — Code Général des Impôts 2025 · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Cameroon | 16.5% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cameroon, Republic of (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| Difference | −11.5 pp | Cameroon higher |
Between the two, Cameroon's capital gains tax rate (16.5%) tops Benin's (5%) by 11.5pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Benin sits below it, Cameroon sits above it.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | 0% | Source: Bénin — Code Général des Impôts 2025 (Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances) · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Cameroon | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Benin and Cameroon both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Benin's figure is dated 2026-07-18 and Cameroon's 2025-12-31, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.