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DR Congo vs Uruguay: tax rates compared

DR Congo has an income tax rate of 40%, 4pp above Uruguay's 36%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. DR Congo's figure is dated 2026-04-21 and Uruguay's 2025-12-31, 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

0102030405060Income36%40%Corporate25%30%VAT16%22%Wealth Tax0%0.1%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax CD UYDifference
Income Tax40%36%CD +4 pp
Corporate Tax30%25%CD +5 pp
VAT16%22%UY +6 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%0.1%UY +0.1 pp

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
Uruguay36%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uruguay (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-31
Difference+4 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
Uruguay25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+5 ppDR Congo higher

DR Congo has a corporate tax rate of 30%, 5pp above Uruguay's 25%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above 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
Uruguay22%Source: Dirección General Impositiva (DGI), Uruguay · as of 2024-06-18
Difference−6 ppUruguay higher

Uruguay has a VAT rate of 22%, 6pp above DR Congo's 16%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. DR Congo's figure is dated 2026-04-21 and Uruguay's 2024-06-18, 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
Uruguay0.1%Source: Dirección General Impositiva — Tasas del Impuesto al Patrimonio, personas físicas 2025 · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−0.1 ppUruguay higher

Uruguay has a wealth tax rate of 0.1%, 0.1pp above DR Congo's 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: DR Congo sits below it, Uruguay matches the world average. DR Congo's figure is dated 2026-04-21 and Uruguay's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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