ET · AfricaGA · Africa

Ethiopia vs Gabon: tax rates compared

There's no gap here — Ethiopia and Gabon both post an income tax rate of 35%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit 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

0102030405060Income35%Corporate30%VAT15%18%Capital Gains15%20%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax ET GADifference
Income Tax35%35%match
Corporate Tax30%30%match
VAT15%18%GA +3 pp
Capital Gains Tax15%20%GA +5 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Ethiopia35%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ethiopia, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2026-07-15
Gabon35%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Gabon, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2026-01-13
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Ethiopia30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Gabon30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Ethiopia and Gabon both post a corporate tax rate of 30%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Ethiopia15%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ethiopia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-15
Gabon18%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Gabon (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13
Difference−3 ppGabon higher

Between the two, Gabon's VAT rate (18%) tops Ethiopia's (15%) by 3pp. The 181-country average is 15%: Ethiopia matches the world average, Gabon sits above it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Ethiopia15%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ethiopia, Corporate - Other taxes · as of 2026-07-15
Gabon20%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Gabon, Individual - Other taxes · as of 2026-01-13
Difference−5 ppGabon higher

Between the two, Gabon's capital gains tax rate (20%) tops Ethiopia's (15%) by 5pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit above it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Ethiopia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ethiopia (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-15
Gabon0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Gabon (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Ethiopia and Gabon 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.