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Cyprus vs Djibouti: tax rates compared

Cyprus's income tax rate is 5pp higher than Djibouti's (35% vs 30%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Cyprus's figure is dated 2026-05-18 and Djibouti's 2011-01-01, 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

0102030405060Income30%35%Corporate12.5%25%VAT7%19%
three shared taxes, side by side
Tax CY DJDifference
Income Tax35%30%CY +5 pp
Corporate Tax12.5%25%DJ +12.5 pplargest gap
VAT19%7%CY +12 pp

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Cyprus35%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cyprus (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-05-18
Djibouti30%Source: Ministère des Finances (Djibouti) — Code Général des Impôts 2011 (Article 15) · as of 2011-01-01
Difference+5 ppCyprus higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Cyprus12.5%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Djibouti25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−12.5 ppDjibouti higher

Djibouti's corporate tax rate is 12.5pp higher than Cyprus's (25% vs 12.5%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Cyprus sits below it, Djibouti sits above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Cyprus19%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cyprus (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-05-18
Djibouti7%Source: Ministère des Finances (Djibouti) — Code Général des Impôts 2011 · as of 2011-01-01
Difference+12 ppCyprus higher

Cyprus's VAT rate is 12pp higher than Djibouti's (19% vs 7%). The 181-country average is 15%: Cyprus sits above it, Djibouti sits below it. Cyprus's figure is dated 2026-05-18 and Djibouti's 2011-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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