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Cameroon vs Djibouti: tax rates compared
Between the two, Cameroon's income tax rate (38.5%) tops Djibouti's (30%) by 8.5pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Cameroon's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and Djibouti's 2011-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Verified data covers three of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.
At a glance
| Tax | CM | DJ | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 38.5% | 30% | CM +8.5 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 33% | 25% | CM +8 pp |
| VAT | 19.3% | 7% | CM +12.3 pplargest gap |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 38.5% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cameroon, Republic of (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| Djibouti | 30% | Source: Ministère des Finances (Djibouti) — Code Général des Impôts 2011 (Article 15) · as of 2011-01-01 |
| Difference | +8.5 pp | Cameroon higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 33% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Djibouti | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +8 pp | Cameroon higher |
Between the two, Cameroon's corporate tax rate (33%) tops Djibouti's (25%) by 8pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 19.3% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cameroon, Republic of (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| Djibouti | 7% | Source: Ministère des Finances (Djibouti) — Code Général des Impôts 2011 · as of 2011-01-01 |
| Difference | +12.3 pp | Cameroon higher |
Between the two, Cameroon's VAT rate (19.3%) tops Djibouti's (7%) by 12.3pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Cameroon sits above it, Djibouti sits below it. Cameroon's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and Djibouti's 2011-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax, Wealth Tax.