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Botswana vs Togo: tax rates compared
Togo's income tax rate is 10pp higher than Botswana's (35% vs 25%). The 200-country average is 28%: Botswana sits below it, Togo sits above it. Botswana's figure is dated 2026-01-09 and Togo's 2025-04-23, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Verified data covers four of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.
At a glance
| Tax | BW | TG | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 25% | 35% | TG +10 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 22% | 27% | TG +5 pp |
| VAT | 14% | 18% | TG +4 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 25% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Botswana (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-09 |
| Togo | 35% | Source: Office Togolais des Recettes — Code Général des Impôts et Livre des Procédures Fiscales (mis à jour 2025), Art. 74 · as of 2025-04-23 |
| Difference | −10 pp | Togo higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 22% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Togo | 27% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −5 pp | Togo higher |
Togo's corporate tax rate is 5pp higher than Botswana's (27% vs 22%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Botswana sits below it, Togo sits above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 14% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Botswana (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-09 |
| Togo | 18% | Source: Office Togolais des Recettes (OTR) — La Taxe sur la Valeur Ajoutée (TVA) · as of 2020-01-01 |
| Difference | −4 pp | Togo higher |
Togo's VAT rate is 4pp higher than Botswana's (18% vs 14%). The 181-country average is 15%: Botswana sits below it, Togo sits above it. Botswana's figure is dated 2026-01-09 and Togo's 2020-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-01-09 |
| Togo | 0% | Source: Investir au Togo (Togo government investment promotion portal) — Fiscalité · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Botswana's wealth tax rate is identical to Togo's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.