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Ecuador vs Madagascar: tax rates compared

Between the two, Ecuador's income tax rate (37%) tops Madagascar's (25%) by 12pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Ecuador 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%37%Corporate20%25%VAT15%20%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax EC MGDifference
Income Tax37%25%EC +12 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax25%20%EC +5 pp
VAT15%20%MG +5 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Ecuador37%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ecuador, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2026-02-09
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+12 ppEcuador higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Ecuador25%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+5 ppEcuador higher

Between the two, Ecuador's corporate tax rate (25%) tops Madagascar's (20%) by 5pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Ecuador sits above it, Madagascar sits below it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Ecuador15%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ecuador (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-09
Madagascar20%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Madagascar (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-11-18
Difference−5 ppMadagascar higher

Between the two, Madagascar's VAT rate (20%) tops Ecuador's (15%) by 5pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Ecuador matches the world average, Madagascar sits above it. Ecuador's figure is dated 2026-02-09 and Madagascar's 2025-11-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Ecuador0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ecuador (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-09
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 — Ecuador and Madagascar both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Ecuador's figure is dated 2026-02-09 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.