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Djibouti vs DR Congo: tax rates compared

DR Congo has an income tax rate of 40%, 10pp above Djibouti's 30%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Djibouti's figure is dated 2011-01-01 and DR Congo's 2026-04-21, 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%40%Corporate25%30%VAT7%16%
three shared taxes, side by side
Tax DJ CDDifference
Income Tax30%40%CD +10 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax25%30%CD +5 pp
VAT7%16%CD +9 pp

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Djibouti30%Source: Ministère des Finances (Djibouti) — Code Général des Impôts 2011 (Article 15) · as of 2011-01-01
DR Congo40%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Congo, Democratic Republic of the (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-04-21
Difference−10 ppDR Congo higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Djibouti25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
DR Congo30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−5 ppDR Congo higher

DR Congo has a corporate tax rate of 30%, 5pp above Djibouti's 25%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Djibouti7%Source: Ministère des Finances (Djibouti) — Code Général des Impôts 2011 · as of 2011-01-01
DR Congo16%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Congo, Democratic Republic of the (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-04-21
Difference−9 ppDR Congo higher

DR Congo has a VAT rate of 16%, 9pp above Djibouti's 7%. The 181-country average is 15%: Djibouti sits below it, DR Congo sits above it. Djibouti's figure is dated 2011-01-01 and DR Congo's 2026-04-21, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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