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Ecuador vs Niger: tax rates compared
Ecuador's income tax rate is 2pp higher than Niger's (37% vs 35%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Ecuador's figure is dated 2026-02-09 and Niger's 2010-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Verified data covers five of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.
At a glance
| Tax | EC | NE | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 37% | 35% | EC +2 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 25% | 30% | NE +5 pp |
| VAT | 15% | 19% | NE +4 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 37% | 7% | EC +30 pplargest gap |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 37% | Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ecuador, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2026-02-09 |
| Niger | 35% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts (Niger) — Barème de l'Impôt sur les Traitements et Salaires · as of 2010-01-01 |
| Difference | +2 pp | Ecuador higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Niger | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −5 pp | Niger higher |
Niger's corporate tax rate is 5pp higher than Ecuador's (30% vs 25%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 15% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ecuador (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-09 |
| Niger | 19% | Source: PwC — VAT and Indirect Taxes in Africa 2023, Niger · as of 2023-01-17 |
| Difference | −4 pp | Niger higher |
Niger's VAT rate is 4pp higher than Ecuador's (19% vs 15%). The 181-country average is 15%: Ecuador matches the world average, Niger sits above it. Ecuador's figure is dated 2026-02-09 and Niger's 2023-01-17, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 37% | Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ecuador, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2026-02-09 |
| Niger | 7% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts, Ministère des Finances (Niger) — Code Général des Impôts 2025, Article 74 (archived; live site unreachable) · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +30 pp | Ecuador higher |
Ecuador's capital gains tax rate is 30pp higher than Niger's (37% vs 7%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: Ecuador sits above it, Niger sits below it. Ecuador's figure is dated 2026-02-09 and Niger's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ecuador (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-09 |
| Niger | 0% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts (Niger) — Code Général des Impôts (official text, mirrored via eRegulations Niger) · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Ecuador's wealth tax rate is identical to Niger's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.