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Djibouti vs Maldives: tax rates compared
Djibouti has an income tax rate of 30%, 15pp above Maldives's 15%. The 200-country average is 28%: Djibouti sits above it, Maldives sits below it. Djibouti's figure is dated 2011-01-01 and Maldives's 2020-01-01, 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 | MV | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 30% | 15% | DJ +15 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 25% | 15% | DJ +10 pp |
| VAT | 7% | 8% | MV +1 pp |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Djibouti | 30% | Source: Ministère des Finances (Djibouti) — Code Général des Impôts 2011 (Article 15) · as of 2011-01-01 |
| Maldives | 15% | Source: Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) — Individuals, Overview · as of 2020-01-01 |
| Difference | +15 pp | Djibouti higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Djibouti | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Maldives | 15% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +10 pp | Djibouti higher |
Djibouti has a corporate tax rate of 25%, 10pp above Maldives's 15%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Djibouti sits above it, Maldives sits below it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Djibouti | 7% | Source: Ministère des Finances (Djibouti) — Code Général des Impôts 2011 · as of 2011-01-01 |
| Maldives | 8% | Source: Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) — Goods and Services Tax (GST) Overview · as of 2023-01-01 |
| Difference | −1 pp | Maldives higher |
Maldives has a VAT rate of 8%, 1pp above Djibouti's 7%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit below it. Djibouti's figure is dated 2011-01-01 and Maldives's 2023-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax, Wealth Tax.