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Benin vs Libya: tax rates compared
Benin has an income tax rate of 30%, 20pp above Libya's 10%. The 200-country average is 28%: Benin sits above it, Libya sits below it. Benin's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Libya's 2026-05-31, 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 | LY | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 30% | 10% | BJ +20 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 30% | 20% | BJ +10 pp |
| VAT | 18% | 0% | BJ +18 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 5% | 0% | BJ +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 |
| Libya | 10% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Libya (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-05-31 |
| Difference | +20 pp | Benin higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Libya | 20% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +10 pp | Benin higher |
Benin has a corporate tax rate of 30%, 10pp above Libya's 20%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Benin sits above it, Libya 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 |
| Libya | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Libya (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-05-31 |
| Difference | +18 pp | Benin higher |
Benin has a VAT rate of 18%, 18pp above Libya's 0%. The 181-country average is 15%: Benin sits above it, Libya sits below it. Benin's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Libya's 2026-05-31, 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 |
| Libya | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Libya (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-05-31 |
| Difference | +5 pp | Benin higher |
Benin has a capital gains tax rate of 5%, 5pp above Libya's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Benin's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Libya's 2026-05-31, 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 |
| Libya | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-05-31 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Benin and Libya share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.