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Djibouti vs Egypt: tax rates compared

Between the two, Djibouti's income tax rate (30%) tops Egypt's (27.5%) by 2.5pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Djibouti sits above it, Egypt sits below it. Djibouti's figure is dated 2011-01-01 and Egypt's 2026-02-04, 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

0102030405060Income27.5%30%Corporate22.5%25%VAT7%14%
three shared taxes, side by side
Tax DJ EGDifference
Income Tax30%27.5%DJ +2.5 pp
Corporate Tax25%22.5%DJ +2.5 pp
VAT7%14%EG +7 pplargest gap

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
Egypt27.5%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Egypt, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2026-02-04
Difference+2.5 ppDjibouti higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Djibouti25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Egypt22.5%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+2.5 ppDjibouti higher

Between the two, Djibouti's corporate tax rate (25%) tops Egypt's (22.5%) by 2.5pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Djibouti sits above it, Egypt sits below it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Djibouti7%Source: Ministère des Finances (Djibouti) — Code Général des Impôts 2011 · as of 2011-01-01
Egypt14%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Egypt (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-04
Difference−7 ppEgypt higher

Between the two, Egypt's VAT rate (14%) tops Djibouti's (7%) by 7pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit below it. Djibouti's figure is dated 2011-01-01 and Egypt's 2026-02-04, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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