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Benin vs Cyprus: tax rates compared

Cyprus's income tax rate is 5pp higher than Benin's (35% vs 30%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Benin's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Cyprus's 2026-05-18, 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

0102030405060Income30%35%Corporate12.5%30%VAT18%19%Capital Gains0%5%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax BJ CYDifference
Income Tax30%35%CY +5 pp
Corporate Tax30%12.5%BJ +17.5 pplargest gap
VAT18%19%CY +1 pp
Capital Gains Tax5%0%BJ +5 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Benin30%Source: Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances (Bénin) — Code Général des Impôts 2025 · as of 2025-01-01
Cyprus35%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cyprus (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-05-18
Difference−5 ppCyprus higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Benin30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Cyprus12.5%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+17.5 ppBenin higher

Benin's corporate tax rate is 17.5pp higher than Cyprus's (30% vs 12.5%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Benin sits above it, Cyprus sits below it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Benin18%Source: Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances (Bénin) — Code Général des Impôts 2025 · as of 2025-01-01
Cyprus19%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cyprus (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-05-18
Difference−1 ppCyprus higher

Cyprus's VAT rate is 1pp higher than Benin's (19% vs 18%). The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Benin's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Cyprus's 2026-05-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Benin5%Source: Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances (Bénin) — Code Général des Impôts 2025 · as of 2025-01-01
Cyprus0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cyprus (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-05-18
Difference+5 ppBenin higher

Benin's capital gains tax rate is 5pp higher than Cyprus's (5% vs 0%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Benin's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Cyprus's 2026-05-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Benin0%Source: Bénin — Code Général des Impôts 2025 (Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances) · as of 2026-07-18
Cyprus0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-05-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Benin's wealth tax rate is identical to Cyprus's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.