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Djibouti vs Singapore: tax rates compared

Djibouti's income tax rate is 6pp higher than Singapore's (30% vs 24%). The 200-country average is 28%: Djibouti sits above it, Singapore sits below it. Djibouti's figure is dated 2011-01-01 and Singapore's 2026-04-27, 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

0102030405060Income24%30%Corporate17%25%VAT7%9%
three shared taxes, side by side
Tax DJ SGDifference
Income Tax30%24%DJ +6 pp
Corporate Tax25%17%DJ +8 pplargest gap
VAT7%9%SG +2 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
Singapore24%Source: Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) — Individual Income Tax rates · as of 2026-04-27
Difference+6 ppDjibouti higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Djibouti25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Singapore17%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+8 ppDjibouti higher

Djibouti's corporate tax rate is 8pp higher than Singapore's (25% vs 17%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Djibouti sits above it, Singapore 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
Singapore9%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Singapore (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-02
Difference−2 ppSingapore higher

Singapore's VAT rate is 2pp higher than Djibouti's (9% vs 7%). The 181-country average is 15%: both sit below it. Djibouti's figure is dated 2011-01-01 and Singapore's 2026-07-02, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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