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Comoros vs South Africa: tax rates compared

South Africa has an income tax rate of 45%, 15pp above Comoros's 30%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Comoros's figure is dated 2023-01-01 and South Africa's 2026-03-01, 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

0102030405060Income30%45%Corporate27%50%Wealth Tax0%
three shared taxes, side by side
Tax KM ZADifference
Income Tax30%45%ZA +15 pp
Corporate Tax50%27%KM +23 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Comoros30%Source: Comoros Direction Générale des Impôts — Code Général des Impôts 2023, Article 97 · as of 2023-01-01
South Africa45%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — South Africa (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-01
Difference−15 ppSouth Africa higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Comoros50%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
South Africa27%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+23 ppComoros higher

Comoros has a corporate tax rate of 50%, 23pp above South Africa's 27%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Comoros0%Source: Direction Générale des Impôts / Administration Générale des Impôts et des Domaines (AGID), Comores — official site · as of 2026-07-18
South Africa0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — South Africa (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-05-29
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Comoros and South Africa share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

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