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Cameroon vs Somalia: tax rates compared

Cameroon has an income tax rate of 38.5%, 20.5pp above Somalia's 18%. The 200-country average is 28%: Cameroon sits above it, Somalia sits below it.

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

0102030405060Income18%38.5%Corporate15%33%Wealth Tax0%
three shared taxes, side by side
Tax CM SODifference
Income Tax38.5%18%CM +20.5 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax33%15%CM +18 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
Somalia18%Source: Ministry of Finance, Federal Republic of Somalia — Income Tax Manual (for the Income Tax Law 2025 & Income Tax Regulations 2025) · as of 2025-11-01
Difference+20.5 ppCameroon higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Cameroon33%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Somalia15%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+18 ppCameroon higher

Cameroon has a corporate tax rate of 33%, 18pp above Somalia's 15%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Cameroon sits above it, Somalia sits below it.

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
Somalia0%Source: Somalia Revenue Directorate — Direct Tax · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Cameroon and Somalia share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Cameroon's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and Somalia's 2026-07-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: VAT, Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.