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Benin vs Liberia: tax rates compared
Benin's income tax rate is 5pp higher than Liberia's (30% vs 25%). The 200-country average is 28%: Benin sits above it, Liberia sits below it. Benin's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Liberia's 2026-01-14, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Verified data covers four of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.
At a glance
| Tax | BJ | LR | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 30% | 25% | BJ +5 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 30% | 25% | BJ +5 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 5% | 25% | LR +20 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 |
| Liberia | 25% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Liberia, Republic of (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-14 |
| Difference | +5 pp | Benin higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Liberia | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +5 pp | Benin higher |
Benin's corporate tax rate is 5pp higher than Liberia's (30% vs 25%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: 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 |
| Liberia | 25% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Republic of Liberia (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-14 |
| Difference | −20 pp | Liberia higher |
Liberia's capital gains tax rate is 20pp higher than Benin's (25% vs 5%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: Benin sits below it, Liberia sits above it. Benin's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Liberia's 2026-01-14, 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 |
| Liberia | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Liberia, Republic of (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-14 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Benin's wealth tax rate is identical to Liberia's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: VAT, Crypto Tax.