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Cameroon vs Pakistan: tax rates compared

Between the two, Cameroon's income tax rate (38.5%) tops Pakistan's (35%) by 3.5pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Cameroon's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and Pakistan's 2026-01-19, 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

0102030405060Income35%38.5%Corporate29%33%VAT18%19.3%Capital Gains15%16.5%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax CM PKDifference
Income Tax38.5%35%CM +3.5 pp
Corporate Tax33%29%CM +4 pplargest gap
VAT19.3%18%CM +1.3 pp
Capital Gains Tax16.5%15%CM +1.5 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Cameroon38.5%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cameroon, Republic of (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-31
Pakistan35%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Pakistan (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-19
Difference+3.5 ppCameroon higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Cameroon33%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Pakistan29%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+4 ppCameroon higher

Between the two, Cameroon's corporate tax rate (33%) tops Pakistan's (29%) by 4pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Cameroon19.3%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cameroon, Republic of (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31
Pakistan18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Pakistan (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-19
Difference+1.3 ppCameroon higher

Between the two, Cameroon's VAT rate (19.3%) tops Pakistan's (18%) by 1.3pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Cameroon's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and Pakistan's 2026-01-19, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Cameroon16.5%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cameroon, Republic of (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2025-12-31
Pakistan15%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Pakistan (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-19
Difference+1.5 ppCameroon higher

Between the two, Cameroon's capital gains tax rate (16.5%) tops Pakistan's (15%) by 1.5pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit above it. Cameroon's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and Pakistan's 2026-01-19, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Cameroon0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2025-12-31
Pakistan0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Pakistan (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-19
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Cameroon and Pakistan both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Cameroon's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and Pakistan's 2026-01-19, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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