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Djibouti vs Seychelles: tax rates compared
There's no gap here — Djibouti and Seychelles both post an income tax rate of 30%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Djibouti's figure is dated 2011-01-01 and Seychelles's 2018-06-01, 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 | SC | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 30% | 30% | match |
| Corporate Tax | 25% | 25% | match |
| VAT | 7% | 15% | SC +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 |
| Seychelles | 30% | Source: Seychelles Revenue Commission — Income and Non-Monetary Benefits Tax · as of 2018-06-01 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Djibouti | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Seychelles | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — Djibouti and Seychelles both post a corporate tax rate of 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 |
| Seychelles | 15% | Source: Seychelles Revenue Commission · as of 2010-01-01 |
| Difference | −8 pp | Seychelles higher |
Between the two, Seychelles's VAT rate (15%) tops Djibouti's (7%) by 8pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Djibouti sits below it, Seychelles matches the world average. Djibouti's figure is dated 2011-01-01 and Seychelles's 2010-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax, Wealth Tax.