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Benin vs Taiwan: tax rates compared
Taiwan has an income tax rate of 40%, 10pp above Benin's 30%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Benin's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Taiwan's 2026-01-12, 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 | TW | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 30% | 40% | TW +10 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 30% | 20% | BJ +10 pp |
| VAT | 18% | 5% | BJ +13 pplargest gap |
| 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 |
| Taiwan | 40% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Taiwan (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-12 |
| Difference | −10 pp | Taiwan higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Taiwan | 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 Taiwan's 20%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Benin sits above it, Taiwan 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 |
| Taiwan | 5% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Taiwan (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12 |
| Difference | +13 pp | Benin higher |
Benin has a VAT rate of 18%, 13pp above Taiwan's 5%. The 181-country average is 15%: Benin sits above it, Taiwan sits below it. Benin's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Taiwan's 2026-01-12, 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 |
| Taiwan | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Taiwan (Individual, Income determination / Capital gains tax rates quick chart) · as of 2026-01-12 |
| Difference | +5 pp | Benin higher |
Benin has a capital gains tax rate of 5%, 5pp above Taiwan's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Benin's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Taiwan's 2026-01-12, 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 |
| Taiwan | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Taiwan (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Benin and Taiwan 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.