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Cuba vs São Tomé and Príncipe: tax rates compared
Cuba's income tax rate is 25pp higher than São Tomé and Príncipe's (50% vs 25%). The 200-country average is 28%: Cuba sits above it, São Tomé and Príncipe sits below it. Cuba's figure is dated 2025-01-28 and São Tomé and Príncipe's 2009-10-08, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Verified data covers two of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.
At a glance
| Tax | CU | ST | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 50% | 25% | CU +25 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 35% | 25% | CU +10 pp |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Cuba | 50% | Source: Ministerio de Economía y Planificación (Cuba) — "Pago de tributos en Cuba: Adecuaciones y compromisos para 2025" · as of 2025-01-28 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 25% | Source: Diário da República (official gazette), São Tomé e Príncipe — Lei n.º 11/2009, Código do Imposto sobre o Rendimento das Pessoas Singulares (IRS), Art. 66 · as of 2009-10-08 |
| Difference | +25 pp | Cuba higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Cuba | 35% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +10 pp | Cuba higher |
Cuba's corporate tax rate is 10pp higher than São Tomé and Príncipe's (35% vs 25%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
Not covered for both countries yet: VAT, Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax, Wealth Tax.