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Benin vs Estonia: tax rates compared
Benin's income tax rate is 8pp higher than Estonia's (30% vs 22%). The 200-country average is 28%: Benin sits above it, Estonia sits below 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 | EE | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 30% | 22% | BJ +8 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 30% | 22% | BJ +8 pp |
| VAT | 18% | 24% | EE +6 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 5% | 22% | EE +17 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 |
| Estonia | 22% | Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +8 pp | Benin higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Estonia | 22% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +8 pp | Benin higher |
Benin's corporate tax rate is 8pp higher than Estonia's (30% vs 22%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Benin sits above it, Estonia sits below 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 |
| Estonia | 24% | Source: Estonian Tax and Customs Board (EMTA) — Value added tax · as of 2025-07-01 |
| Difference | −6 pp | Estonia higher |
Estonia's VAT rate is 6pp higher than Benin's (24% vs 18%). 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 |
| Estonia | 22% | Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Estonia, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2026-05-29 |
| Difference | −17 pp | Estonia higher |
Estonia's capital gains tax rate is 17pp higher than Benin's (22% vs 5%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: Benin sits below it, Estonia sits above it. Benin's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Estonia's 2026-05-29, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
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 |
| Estonia | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-05-29 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Benin's wealth tax rate is identical to Estonia's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.