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Ethiopia vs Saint Lucia: tax rates compared

Ethiopia has an income tax rate of 35%, 5pp above Saint Lucia's 30%. 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

0102030405060Income30%35%Corporate30%VAT12.5%15%Capital Gains0%15%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax ET LCDifference
Income Tax35%30%ET +5 pp
Corporate Tax30%30%match
VAT15%12.5%ET +2.5 pp
Capital Gains Tax15%0%ET +15 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
Saint Lucia30%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Saint Lucia (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-13
Difference+5 ppEthiopia higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Ethiopia30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Saint Lucia30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Ethiopia and Saint Lucia share the same corporate tax rate: 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
Saint Lucia12.5%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Saint Lucia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13
Difference+2.5 ppEthiopia higher

Ethiopia has a VAT rate of 15%, 2.5pp above Saint Lucia's 12.5%. The 181-country average is 15%: Ethiopia matches the world average, Saint Lucia sits below 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
Saint Lucia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Saint Lucia (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-13
Difference+15 ppEthiopia higher

Ethiopia has a capital gains tax rate of 15%, 15pp above Saint Lucia's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Ethiopia sits above it, Saint Lucia sits below it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Ethiopia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ethiopia (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-15
Saint Lucia0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Saint Lucia (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-13
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Ethiopia and Saint Lucia share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.