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Djibouti vs Latvia: tax rates compared

Latvia's income tax rate is 3pp higher than Djibouti's (33% vs 30%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Djibouti's figure is dated 2011-01-01 and Latvia's 2025-12-30, 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%33%Corporate20%25%VAT7%21%
three shared taxes, side by side
Tax DJ LVDifference
Income Tax30%33%LV +3 pp
Corporate Tax25%20%DJ +5 pp
VAT7%21%LV +14 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
Latvia33%Source: State Revenue Service of Latvia (VID) — Personal Income Tax rates · as of 2025-12-30
Difference−3 ppLatvia higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Djibouti25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Latvia20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+5 ppDjibouti higher

Djibouti's corporate tax rate is 5pp higher than Latvia's (25% vs 20%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Djibouti sits above it, Latvia 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
Latvia21%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Latvia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-30
Difference−14 ppLatvia higher

Latvia's VAT rate is 14pp higher than Djibouti's (21% vs 7%). The 181-country average is 15%: Djibouti sits below it, Latvia sits above it. Djibouti's figure is dated 2011-01-01 and Latvia's 2026-06-30, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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