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Central African Republic vs Tunisia: tax rates compared

There's no gap here — Central African Republic and Tunisia both post an income tax rate of 40%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Central African Republic's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and Tunisia's 2025-01-01, 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

0102030405060Income40%Corporate20%30%VAT19%
three shared taxes, side by side
Tax CF TNDifference
Income Tax40%40%match
Corporate Tax30%20%CF +10 pplargest gap
VAT19%19%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Central African Republic40%Source: Central African Republic Ministry of Finance and Budget — Code Général des Impôts (Article 86) · as of 2023-01-01
Tunisia40%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tunisia (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-01-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Central African Republic30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Tunisia20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+10 ppCentral African Republic higher

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

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Central African Republic19%Source: Central African Republic Ministry of Finance and Budget — Code Général des Impôts (Article 257) · as of 2019-01-01
Tunisia19%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tunisia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-29
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Central African Republic and Tunisia both post a VAT rate of 19%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Central African Republic's figure is dated 2019-01-01 and Tunisia's 2026-06-29, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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