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DR Congo vs North Macedonia: tax rates compared

Between the two, DR Congo's income tax rate (40%) tops North Macedonia's (10%) by 30pp. The 200-country average is 28%: DR Congo sits above it, North Macedonia sits below it. DR Congo's figure is dated 2026-04-21 and North Macedonia's 2023-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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

0102030405060Income10%40%Corporate10%30%VAT16%18%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax CD MKDifference
Income Tax40%10%CD +30 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax30%10%CD +20 pp
VAT16%18%MK +2 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
North Macedonia10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — North Macedonia (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2023-01-01
Difference+30 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
North Macedonia10%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+20 ppDR Congo higher

Between the two, DR Congo's corporate tax rate (30%) tops North Macedonia's (10%) by 20pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: DR Congo sits above it, North Macedonia 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
North Macedonia18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — North Macedonia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-23
Difference−2 ppNorth Macedonia higher

Between the two, North Macedonia's VAT rate (18%) tops DR Congo's (16%) by 2pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it.

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
North Macedonia0%Source: Ministry of Finance of the Republic of North Macedonia — Taxes and Customs · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — DR Congo and North Macedonia both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

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