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Benin vs Kosovo: tax rates compared
Between the two, Benin's income tax rate (30%) tops Kosovo's (10%) by 20pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Benin sits above it, Kosovo sits below it. Benin's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Kosovo's 2026-01-13, 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 | BJ | XK | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 30% | 10% | BJ +20 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 30% | 10% | BJ +20 pp |
| VAT | 18% | 18% | match |
| Capital Gains Tax | 5% | 10% | XK +5 pp |
| 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 |
| Kosovo | 10% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Kosovo (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-13 |
| Difference | +20 pp | Benin higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Kosovo | 10% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +20 pp | Benin higher |
Between the two, Benin's corporate tax rate (30%) tops Kosovo's (10%) by 20pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Benin sits above it, Kosovo 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 |
| Kosovo | 18% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Kosovo (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Benin and Kosovo both post a VAT rate of 18%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Benin's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Kosovo's 2026-01-13, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
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 |
| Kosovo | 10% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Capital gains tax (CGT) rates (quick chart, Kosovo individual row) · as of 2026-01-13 |
| Difference | −5 pp | Kosovo higher |
Between the two, Kosovo's capital gains tax rate (10%) tops Benin's (5%) by 5pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Benin's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Kosovo's 2026-01-13, 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 |
| Kosovo | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Kosovo (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Benin and Kosovo both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
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