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Cameroon vs South Sudan: tax rates compared

Cameroon has an income tax rate of 38.5%, 18.5pp above South Sudan's 20%. The 200-country average is 28%: Cameroon sits above it, South Sudan sits below it. Cameroon's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and South Sudan's 2026-07-20, 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

0102030405060Income20%38.5%Corporate30%33%Capital Gains16.5%20%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax CM SSDifference
Income Tax38.5%20%CM +18.5 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax33%30%CM +3 pp
Capital Gains Tax16.5%20%SS +3.5 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
South Sudan20%Source: South Sudan National Revenue Authority — Personal Income Tax (PIT) · as of 2026-07-20
Difference+18.5 ppCameroon higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Cameroon33%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
South Sudan30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+3 ppCameroon higher

Cameroon has a corporate tax rate of 33%, 3pp above South Sudan's 30%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

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
South Sudan20%Source: South Sudan National Revenue Authority — Personal Income Tax (PIT) · as of 2026-07-19
Difference−3.5 ppSouth Sudan higher

South Sudan has a capital gains tax rate of 20%, 3.5pp above Cameroon's 16.5%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit above it. Cameroon's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and South Sudan's 2026-07-19, 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
South Sudan0%Source: Republic of South Sudan National Revenue Authority — Taxation Act 2009 (2021 Revised Edition, Consolidated) · as of 2021-06-30
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Cameroon and South Sudan 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 South Sudan's 2021-06-30, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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