Costa Rica vs Togo: tax rates compared

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side

Country	Rate	Source
Costa Rica	25%	Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Togo	35%	Source: Office Togolais des Recettes — Code Général des Impôts et Livre des Procédures Fiscales (mis à jour 2025), Art. 74 · as of 2025-04-23
Difference	−10 pp	Togo higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side

Country	Rate	Source
Costa Rica	30%	Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Togo	27%	Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference	+3 pp	Costa Rica higher

Between the two, Costa Rica's corporate tax rate (30%) tops Togo's (27%) by 3pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side

Country	Rate	Source
Costa Rica	13%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Costa Rica (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-30
Togo	18%	Source: Office Togolais des Recettes (OTR) — La Taxe sur la Valeur Ajoutée (TVA) · as of 2020-01-01
Difference	−5 pp	Togo higher

Between the two, Togo's VAT rate (18%) tops Costa Rica's (13%) by 5pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Costa Rica sits below it, Togo sits above it. Costa Rica's figure is dated 2026-06-30 and Togo's 2020-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side

Country	Rate	Source
Costa Rica	0%	Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-06-30
Togo	0%	Source: Investir au Togo (Togo government investment promotion portal) — Fiscalité · as of 2026-07-18
Difference	0 pp	displayed rates match

There's no gap here — Costa Rica and Togo both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.