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Cambodia vs Ethiopia: tax rates compared

Between the two, Ethiopia's income tax rate (35%) tops Cambodia's (20%) by 15pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Cambodia sits below it, Ethiopia sits above it.

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

0102030405060Income20%35%Corporate20%30%VAT10%15%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax KH ETDifference
Income Tax20%35%ET +15 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax20%30%ET +10 pp
VAT10%15%ET +5 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Cambodia20%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cambodia (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-04-02
Ethiopia35%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ethiopia, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2026-07-15
Difference−15 ppEthiopia higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Cambodia20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Ethiopia30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−10 ppEthiopia higher

Between the two, Ethiopia's corporate tax rate (30%) tops Cambodia's (20%) by 10pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Cambodia sits below it, Ethiopia sits above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Cambodia10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cambodia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-04-02
Ethiopia15%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ethiopia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-15
Difference−5 ppEthiopia higher

Between the two, Ethiopia's VAT rate (15%) tops Cambodia's (10%) by 5pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Cambodia sits below it, Ethiopia matches the world average.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Cambodia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-04-02
Ethiopia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ethiopia (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-15
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Cambodia and Ethiopia 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: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.