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Benin vs Norway: tax rates compared

Norway's income tax rate is 9.7pp higher than Benin's (39.7% vs 30%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above 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

0102030405060Income30%39.7%Corporate22%30%VAT18%25%Capital Gains5%37.8%Wealth Tax0%1.1%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax BJ NODifference
Income Tax30%39.7%NO +9.7 pp
Corporate Tax30%22%BJ +8 pp
VAT18%25%NO +7 pp
Capital Gains Tax5%37.8%NO +32.8 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%1.1%NO +1.1 pp

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
Norway39.7%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−9.7 ppNorway higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Benin30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Norway22%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+8 ppBenin higher

Benin's corporate tax rate is 8pp higher than Norway's (30% vs 22%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Benin sits above it, Norway 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
Norway25%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Norway (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-25
Difference−7 ppNorway higher

Norway's VAT rate is 7pp higher than Benin's (25% vs 18%). The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Benin's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Norway's 2026-06-25, 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
Norway37.8%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Norway (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-20
Difference−32.8 ppNorway higher

Norway's capital gains tax rate is 32.8pp higher than Benin's (37.8% vs 5%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: Benin sits below it, Norway sits above it. Benin's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Norway's 2026-01-20, 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
Norway1.1%Source: Skatteetaten (Norwegian Tax Administration) — Wealth tax rates · as of 2026-01-01
Difference−1.1 ppNorway higher

Norway's wealth tax rate is 1.1pp higher than Benin's (1.1% vs 0%). The 193-country average is 0.1%: Benin sits below it, Norway sits above it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.