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France vs Tunisia: tax rates compared

Between the two, France's income tax rate (55.4%) tops Tunisia's (40%) by 15.4pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it.

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

0102030405060Income40%55.4%Corporate20%36.1%VAT19%20%Wealth Tax0%1%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax FR TNDifference
Income Tax55.4%40%FR +15.4 pp
Corporate Tax36.1%20%FR +16.1 pplargest gap
VAT20%19%FR +1 pp
Wealth Tax0%1%TN +1 pp

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
Tunisia40%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tunisia (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+15.4 ppFrance higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
France36.1%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Tunisia20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+16.1 ppFrance higher

Between the two, France's corporate tax rate (36.1%) tops Tunisia's (20%) by 16.1pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: France sits above it, Tunisia sits below it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
France20%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — France (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-04-24
Tunisia19%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tunisia (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-29
Difference+1 ppFrance higher

Between the two, France's VAT rate (20%) tops Tunisia's (19%) by 1pp. 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
Tunisia1%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Tunisia (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-29
Difference−1 ppTunisia higher

Between the two, Tunisia's wealth tax rate (1%) tops France's (0%) by 1pp. The 193-country average is 0.1%: France sits below it, Tunisia sits above it. France's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Tunisia's 2026-06-29, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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