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Egypt vs Uruguay: tax rates compared
Uruguay's income tax rate is 8.5pp higher than Egypt's (36% vs 27.5%). The 200-country average is 28%: Egypt sits below it, Uruguay sits above it. Egypt's figure is dated 2026-02-04 and Uruguay's 2025-12-31, 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 | UY | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 27.5% | 36% | UY +8.5 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 22.5% | 25% | UY +2.5 pp |
| VAT | 14% | 22% | UY +8 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 10% | 12% | UY +2 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0.1% | UY +0.1 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 |
| Uruguay | 36% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uruguay (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| Difference | −8.5 pp | Uruguay higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 22.5% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Uruguay | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −2.5 pp | Uruguay higher |
Uruguay's corporate tax rate is 2.5pp higher than Egypt's (25% vs 22.5%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Egypt sits below it, Uruguay sits above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 14% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Egypt (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-04 |
| Uruguay | 22% | Source: Dirección General Impositiva (DGI), Uruguay · as of 2024-06-18 |
| Difference | −8 pp | Uruguay higher |
Uruguay's VAT rate is 8pp higher than Egypt's (22% vs 14%). The 181-country average is 15%: Egypt sits below it, Uruguay sits above it. Egypt's figure is dated 2026-02-04 and Uruguay's 2024-06-18, 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 |
| Uruguay | 12% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uruguay (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-03-09 |
| Difference | −2 pp | Uruguay higher |
Uruguay's capital gains tax rate is 2pp higher than Egypt's (12% vs 10%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: Egypt sits below it, Uruguay sits above it.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Egypt (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-04 |
| Uruguay | 0.1% | Source: Dirección General Impositiva — Tasas del Impuesto al Patrimonio, personas físicas 2025 · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −0.1 pp | Uruguay higher |
Uruguay's wealth tax rate is 0.1pp higher than Egypt's (0.1% vs 0%). The 193-country average is 0.1%: Egypt sits below it, Uruguay matches the world average. Egypt's figure is dated 2026-02-04 and Uruguay's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
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