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France vs Sudan: tax rates compared

Between the two, France's income tax rate (55.4%) tops Sudan's (15%) by 40.4pp. The 200-country average is 28%: France sits above it, Sudan sits below it. France's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Sudan's 2007-01-01, 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

0102030405060Income15%55.4%Corporate35%36.1%VAT17%20%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax FR SDDifference
Income Tax55.4%15%FR +40.4 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax36.1%35%FR +1.1 pp
VAT20%17%FR +3 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
Sudan15%Source: Sudan Taxation Chamber — Income Tax Act, 1986, Schedule III, Sector (B): Rates of Personal Income Tax (as amended by Act No. 25, 2007) · as of 2007-01-01
Difference+40.4 ppFrance higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
France36.1%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Sudan35%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+1.1 ppFrance higher

Between the two, France's corporate tax rate (36.1%) tops Sudan's (35%) by 1.1pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
France20%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — France (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-04-24
Sudan17%Source: Sudan Taxation Chamber · as of 2026-03-28
Difference+3 ppFrance higher

Between the two, France's VAT rate (20%) tops Sudan's (17%) by 3pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
France0%Source: Service-Public.fr — Impôt sur la fortune immobilière (IFI) · as of 2025-01-01
Sudan0%Source: Sudan Taxation Chamber · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — France and Sudan 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 Sudan's 2026-07-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.