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Egypt vs Niger: tax rates compared
Between the two, Niger's income tax rate (35%) tops Egypt's (27.5%) by 7.5pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Egypt sits below it, Niger sits above it. Egypt's figure is dated 2026-02-04 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 | EG | NE | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 27.5% | 35% | NE +7.5 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 22.5% | 30% | NE +7.5 pp |
| VAT | 14% | 19% | NE +5 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 10% | 7% | EG +3 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 |
| Niger | 35% | Source: Direction Générale des Impôts (Niger) — Barème de l'Impôt sur les Traitements et Salaires · as of 2010-01-01 |
| Difference | −7.5 pp | Niger higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 22.5% | 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 | −7.5 pp | Niger higher |
Between the two, Niger's corporate tax rate (30%) tops Egypt's (22.5%) by 7.5pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Egypt sits below it, Niger sits above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 14% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Egypt (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-04 |
| Niger | 19% | Source: PwC — VAT and Indirect Taxes in Africa 2023, Niger · as of 2023-01-17 |
| Difference | −5 pp | Niger higher |
Between the two, Niger's VAT rate (19%) tops Egypt's (14%) by 5pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Egypt sits below it, Niger sits above it. Egypt's figure is dated 2026-02-04 and Niger's 2023-01-17, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 10% | Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Egypt, Individual - Income determination · as of 2026-02-04 |
| 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 | +3 pp | Egypt higher |
Between the two, Egypt's capital gains tax rate (10%) tops Niger's (7%) by 3pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Egypt's figure is dated 2026-02-04 and Niger's 2025-01-01, 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 |
| 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 |
There's no gap here — Egypt and Niger both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.