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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

0102030405060Income25%40%Corporate20%30%VAT16%20%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax CD MGDifference
Income Tax40%25%CD +15 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax30%20%CD +10 pp
VAT16%20%MG +4 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
DR Congo40%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Congo, Democratic Republic of the (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-04-21
Madagascar25%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 ppDR Congo higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
DR Congo30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Madagascar20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+10 ppDR 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

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
DR Congo16%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Congo, Democratic Republic of the (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-04-21
Madagascar20%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Madagascar (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-11-18
Difference−4 ppMadagascar 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

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
DR Congo0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-04-21
Madagascar0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2025-11-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed 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.