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Djibouti vs Tanzania: tax rates compared

Djibouti and Tanzania share the same income tax rate: 30%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Djibouti's figure is dated 2011-01-01 and Tanzania's 2026-01-14, 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%Corporate25%30%VAT7%18%
three shared taxes, side by side
Tax DJ TZDifference
Income Tax30%30%match
Corporate Tax25%30%TZ +5 pp
VAT7%18%TZ +11 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
Tanzania30%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tanzania (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-14
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Djibouti25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Tanzania30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−5 ppTanzania higher

Tanzania has a corporate tax rate of 30%, 5pp 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
Tanzania18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tanzania (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-14
Difference−11 ppTanzania higher

Tanzania has a VAT rate of 18%, 11pp above Djibouti's 7%. The 181-country average is 15%: Djibouti sits below it, Tanzania sits above it. Djibouti's figure is dated 2011-01-01 and Tanzania's 2026-01-14, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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