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Benin vs Vietnam: tax rates compared

Between the two, Vietnam's income tax rate (35%) tops Benin's (30%) by 5pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Benin's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Vietnam's 2026-03-09, 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%35%Corporate20%30%VAT10%18%Capital Gains0.1%5%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax BJ VNDifference
Income Tax30%35%VN +5 pp
Corporate Tax30%20%BJ +10 pplargest gap
VAT18%10%BJ +8 pp
Capital Gains Tax5%0.1%BJ +4.9 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
Vietnam35%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Vietnam (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-09
Difference−5 ppVietnam higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Benin30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Vietnam20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+10 ppBenin higher

Between the two, Benin's corporate tax rate (30%) tops Vietnam's (20%) by 10pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Benin sits above it, Vietnam 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
Vietnam10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Vietnam (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-09
Difference+8 ppBenin higher

Between the two, Benin's VAT rate (18%) tops Vietnam's (10%) by 8pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Benin sits above it, Vietnam sits below it. Benin's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Vietnam's 2026-03-09, 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
Vietnam0.1%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Vietnam (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-09
Difference+4.9 ppBenin higher

Between the two, Benin's capital gains tax rate (5%) tops Vietnam's (0.1%) by 4.9pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Benin's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Vietnam's 2026-03-09, 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
Vietnam0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Vietnam (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-09
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Benin and Vietnam both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.