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Djibouti vs Netherlands: tax rates compared

Netherlands has an income tax rate of 49.5%, 19.5pp above Djibouti's 30%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Djibouti's figure is dated 2011-01-01 and Netherlands's 2025-01-01, 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

0102030405060Income30%49.5%Corporate25%25.8%VAT7%21%
three shared taxes, side by side
Tax DJ NLDifference
Income Tax30%49.5%NL +19.5 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax25%25.8%NL +0.8 pp
VAT7%21%NL +14 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
Netherlands49.5%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−19.5 ppNetherlands higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Djibouti25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Netherlands25.8%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−0.8 ppNetherlands higher

Netherlands has a corporate tax rate of 25.8%, 0.8pp 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
Netherlands21%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Netherlands (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-05-29
Difference−14 ppNetherlands higher

Netherlands has a VAT rate of 21%, 14pp above Djibouti's 7%. The 181-country average is 15%: Djibouti sits below it, Netherlands sits above it. Djibouti's figure is dated 2011-01-01 and Netherlands's 2026-05-29, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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