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Djibouti vs Equatorial Guinea: tax rates compared
Djibouti's income tax rate is 5pp higher than Equatorial Guinea's (30% vs 25%). The 200-country average is 28%: Djibouti sits above it, Equatorial Guinea sits below it. Djibouti's figure is dated 2011-01-01 and Equatorial Guinea's 2025-11-21, 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
| Tax | DJ | GQ | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 30% | 25% | DJ +5 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 25% | 25% | match |
| VAT | 7% | 15% | GQ +8 pplargest gap |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Djibouti | 30% | Source: Ministère des Finances (Djibouti) — Code Général des Impôts 2011 (Article 15) · as of 2011-01-01 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 25% | Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Equatorial Guinea, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2025-11-21 |
| Difference | +5 pp | Djibouti higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Djibouti | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Djibouti's corporate tax rate is identical to Equatorial Guinea's — both sit at 25%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Djibouti | 7% | Source: Ministère des Finances (Djibouti) — Code Général des Impôts 2011 · as of 2011-01-01 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 15% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Equatorial Guinea (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-11-21 |
| Difference | −8 pp | Equatorial Guinea higher |
Equatorial Guinea's VAT rate is 8pp higher than Djibouti's (15% vs 7%). The 181-country average is 15%: Djibouti sits below it, Equatorial Guinea matches the world average. Djibouti's figure is dated 2011-01-01 and Equatorial Guinea's 2025-11-21, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax, Wealth Tax.