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France vs Macau: tax rates compared

Between the two, France's income tax rate (55.4%) tops Macau's (12%) by 43.4pp. The 200-country average is 28%: France sits above it, Macau sits below it. France's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Macau's 2026-01-01, 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

0102030405060Income12%55.4%Corporate12%36.1%VAT0%20%Capital Gains0%31.4%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax FR MODifference
Income Tax55.4%12%FR +43.4 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax36.1%12%FR +24.1 pp
VAT20%0%FR +20 pp
Capital Gains Tax31.4%0%FR +31.4 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
France55.4%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Macau12%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Macau SAR (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-01
Difference+43.4 ppFrance higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
France36.1%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Macau12%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+24.1 ppFrance higher

Between the two, France's corporate tax rate (36.1%) tops Macau's (12%) by 24.1pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: France sits above it, Macau sits below it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
France20%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — France (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-04-24
Macau0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Macau SAR (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-02
Difference+20 ppFrance higher

Between the two, France's VAT rate (20%) tops Macau's (0%) by 20pp. The 181-country average is 15%: France sits above it, Macau sits below it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
France31.4%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — France, Individual - Other taxes · as of 2025-01-01
Macau0%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Macau SAR (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-06-02
Difference+31.4 ppFrance higher

Between the two, France's capital gains tax rate (31.4%) tops Macau's (0%) by 31.4pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: France sits above it, Macau sits below it. France's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Macau's 2026-06-02, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
France0%Source: Service-Public.fr — Impôt sur la fortune immobilière (IFI) · as of 2025-01-01
Macau0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-06-02
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — France and Macau both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. France's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Macau's 2026-06-02, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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