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Egypt vs Ghana: tax rates compared

Ghana has an income tax rate of 35%, 7.5pp above Egypt's 27.5%. The 200-country average is 28%: Egypt sits below it, Ghana sits above it.

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

0102030405060Income27.5%35%Corporate22.5%25%VAT14%15%Capital Gains10%15%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax EG GHDifference
Income Tax27.5%35%GH +7.5 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax22.5%25%GH +2.5 pp
VAT14%15%GH +1 pp
Capital Gains Tax10%15%GH +5 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Egypt27.5%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Egypt, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2026-02-04
Ghana35%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ghana, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2026-03-11
Difference−7.5 ppGhana higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Egypt22.5%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Ghana25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−2.5 ppGhana higher

Ghana has a corporate tax rate of 25%, 2.5pp above Egypt's 22.5%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Egypt sits below it, Ghana sits above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Egypt14%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Egypt (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-04
Ghana15%Source: Ghana Revenue Authority — VAT · as of 2026-01-01
Difference−1 ppGhana higher

Ghana has a VAT rate of 15%, 1pp above Egypt's 14%. The 181-country average is 15%: Egypt sits below it, Ghana matches the world average.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Egypt10%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Egypt, Individual - Income determination · as of 2026-02-04
Ghana15%Source: Ghana Revenue Authority — Capital Gains Tax · as of 2026-07-19
Difference−5 ppGhana higher

Ghana has a capital gains tax rate of 15%, 5pp above Egypt's 10%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Egypt sits below it, Ghana sits above it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Egypt0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Egypt (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-04
Ghana0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-03-11
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Egypt and Ghana share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.