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Benin vs Uganda: tax rates compared

Uganda's income tax rate is 10pp higher than Benin's (40% vs 30%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Benin's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Uganda'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

0102030405060Income30%40%Corporate30%VAT18%Capital Gains0%5%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax BJ UGDifference
Income Tax30%40%UG +10 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax30%30%match
VAT18%18%match
Capital Gains Tax5%0%BJ +5 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

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
Uganda40%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uganda (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference−10 ppUganda higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Benin30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Uganda30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Benin's corporate tax rate is identical to Uganda's — both sit at 30%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above 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
Uganda18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uganda (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Benin's VAT rate is identical to Uganda's — both sit at 18%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Benin's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Uganda's 2026-01-12, 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
Uganda0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uganda (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference+5 ppBenin higher

Benin's capital gains tax rate is 5pp higher than Uganda's (5% vs 0%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Benin's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Uganda's 2026-01-12, 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
Uganda0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uganda (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Benin's wealth tax rate is identical to Uganda's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.