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Egypt vs Tunisia: tax rates compared
Between the two, Tunisia's income tax rate (40%) tops Egypt's (27.5%) by 12.5pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Egypt sits below it, Tunisia sits above it. Egypt's figure is dated 2026-02-04 and Tunisia's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
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
| Tax | EG | TN | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 27.5% | 40% | TN +12.5 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 22.5% | 20% | EG +2.5 pp |
| VAT | 14% | 19% | TN +5 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 1% | TN +1 pp |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 27.5% | Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Egypt, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2026-02-04 |
| Tunisia | 40% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tunisia (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −12.5 pp | Tunisia higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 22.5% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Tunisia | 20% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +2.5 pp | Egypt higher |
Between the two, Egypt's corporate tax rate (22.5%) tops Tunisia's (20%) by 2.5pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit below it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 14% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Egypt (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-04 |
| Tunisia | 19% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tunisia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-29 |
| Difference | −5 pp | Tunisia higher |
Between the two, Tunisia's VAT rate (19%) tops Egypt's (14%) by 5pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Egypt sits below it, Tunisia sits above it.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Egypt (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-04 |
| Tunisia | 1% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tunisia (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-29 |
| Difference | −1 pp | Tunisia higher |
Between the two, Tunisia's wealth tax rate (1%) tops Egypt's (0%) by 1pp. The 193-country average is 0.1%: Egypt sits below it, Tunisia sits above it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.