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Egypt vs India: tax rates compared
India's income tax rate is 2.5pp higher than Egypt's (30% vs 27.5%). The 200-country average is 28%: Egypt sits below it, India 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
| Tax | EG | IN | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 27.5% | 30% | IN +2.5 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 22.5% | 30% | IN +7.5 pplargest gap |
| VAT | 14% | 18% | IN +4 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 10% | 12.5% | IN +2.5 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 27.5% | Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Egypt, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2026-02-04 |
| India | 30% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — India (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-05-12 |
| Difference | −2.5 pp | India higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 22.5% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| India | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −7.5 pp | India higher |
India's corporate tax rate is 7.5pp higher than Egypt's (30% vs 22.5%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Egypt sits below it, India sits above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 14% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Egypt (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-04 |
| India | 18% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — India (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-05-11 |
| Difference | −4 pp | India higher |
India's VAT rate is 4pp higher than Egypt's (18% vs 14%). The 181-country average is 15%: Egypt sits below it, India sits above it.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 10% | Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Egypt, Individual - Income determination · as of 2026-02-04 |
| India | 12.5% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — India (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2024-07-23 |
| Difference | −2.5 pp | India higher |
India's capital gains tax rate is 2.5pp higher than Egypt's (12.5% vs 10%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: Egypt sits below it, India sits above it. Egypt's figure is dated 2026-02-04 and India's 2024-07-23, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Egypt (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-04 |
| India | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — India (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-05-12 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Egypt's wealth tax rate is identical to India's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.