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Cyprus vs Madagascar: tax rates compared

Cyprus has an income tax rate of 35%, 10pp above Madagascar's 25%. The 200-country average is 28%: Cyprus sits above it, Madagascar sits below it.

Verified data covers four of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

0102030405060Income25%35%Corporate12.5%20%VAT19%20%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax CY MGDifference
Income Tax35%25%CY +10 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax12.5%20%MG +7.5 pp
VAT19%20%MG +1 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

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
Madagascar25%Source: Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances (Madagascar) — Loi n° 2025-021 portant Loi de Finances pour 2026, Article 01.03.16 · as of 2026-01-01
Difference+10 ppCyprus higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Cyprus12.5%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Madagascar20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−7.5 ppMadagascar higher

Madagascar has a corporate tax rate of 20%, 7.5pp above Cyprus's 12.5%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit below it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Cyprus19%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Cyprus (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-05-18
Madagascar20%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Madagascar (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-11-18
Difference−1 ppMadagascar higher

Madagascar has a VAT rate of 20%, 1pp above Cyprus's 19%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Cyprus's figure is dated 2026-05-18 and Madagascar's 2025-11-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Cyprus0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-05-18
Madagascar0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2025-11-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Cyprus and Madagascar share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Cyprus's figure is dated 2026-05-18 and Madagascar's 2025-11-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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