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DR Congo vs Madagascar: tax rates compared
Between the two, DR Congo's income tax rate (40%) tops Madagascar's (25%) by 15pp. The 200-country average is 28%: DR Congo sits above it, Madagascar sits below it.
Verified data covers four of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.
At a glance
| Tax | CD | MG | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 40% | 25% | CD +15 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 30% | 20% | CD +10 pp |
| VAT | 16% | 20% | MG +4 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 40% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Congo, Democratic Republic of the (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-04-21 |
| Madagascar | 25% | Source: Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances (Madagascar) — Loi n° 2025-021 portant Loi de Finances pour 2026, Article 01.03.16 · as of 2026-01-01 |
| Difference | +15 pp | DR Congo higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Madagascar | 20% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +10 pp | DR Congo higher |
Between the two, DR Congo's corporate tax rate (30%) tops Madagascar's (20%) by 10pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: DR Congo sits above it, Madagascar sits below it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 16% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Congo, Democratic Republic of the (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-04-21 |
| Madagascar | 20% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Madagascar (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-11-18 |
| Difference | −4 pp | Madagascar higher |
Between the two, Madagascar's VAT rate (20%) tops DR Congo's (16%) by 4pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. DR Congo's figure is dated 2026-04-21 and Madagascar's 2025-11-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-04-21 |
| Madagascar | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2025-11-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
There's no gap here — DR Congo and Madagascar both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. DR Congo's figure is dated 2026-04-21 and Madagascar's 2025-11-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.